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Winkler County, located in the Permian Basin of West Texas, has emerged as a significant location for data center development due to its abundant electricity supply from nearby oil and gas operations and renewable energy resources.
March 9, 2026
Texas's Next Gigawatt Cluster Depends on Fights No Developer ControlsTech firms are responding rationally: building captive power plants or siting adjacent to generation to sidestep transmission entirely. Novva in Utah and Thunderhead Energy Solutions, which proposed **23 GW across Texas, Montana, and Illinois** plus a 5,000 MW gas plant in Winkler County, West Texas, both sought EPA air quality exemptions to fast-track on-site generation.
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Oracle
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Hill Country Preservation Coalition
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FERC
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PUCT
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Rowan Digital Infrastructure
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ERCOT
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Houston Advanced Research Center
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Data Center Coalition
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NVIDIA
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CoreWeave
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