State Market

Texas

AI data center buildout inside Texas — operators, scale, and pipeline status. 8 facilities with 5.5 GW of selected tracked capacity.

Facilities

8

Tracked Capacity

5.5 GW

Operators

14

Statuses

3

Operational

3

Data Quality

100% cited
88% capacity published
63% geolocated
100% dated

Market Composition

How this slice breaks down

Status, operator concentration, and energy profile across 8 facilities.

Status distribution

Operational338%

Energy mix

Renewable338%
Nuclear113%
Mixed113%
Gas113%
Other / Unknown225%

Frequently asked questions

How many AI data centers are tracked for Texas?
The AI Data Center Index tracks 8 facilities for Texas with 5.5 GW of selected tracked capacity.

Facilities

Facility Operator Location Capacity ↓ Status Energy Workload Readiness Sources
Vantage Data CentersUnited States
Shackelford County, Texas
1,400 MWconstruction began before August 2025 announcement; first building scheduled for H2 2026OtherTraining
4
OpenAIOracleCrusoeLanciumNVIDIAUnited States
Abilene, Texas
1,200 MWfirst phase live; full 1.2 GW campus under constructionGasMixed
4
Amazon Web ServicesVistra CorpUnited States
Hood and Somervell Counties, Texas
1,200 MWplanned data-center campus / contracted power delivery beginning Q4 2027NuclearMixed
5
MetaUnited States
El Paso, Texas
1,000 MWunder construction; Meta says the site broke ground in 2025RenewableAI Training and Inference
3
MetaUnited States
Texas
350 MWoperationalRenewableTraining
2
MicrosoftUnited States
Texas
300 MWoperationalRenewableMixed
2
Cerebras SystemsG42United States
Texas
30 MWoperationalMixedMixed
2
GoogleAESUnited States
Wilbarger County, Texas
Google says the Wilbarger County data center is under construction.OtherAI workload not disclosed at facility level
2