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Core Scientific Pecos Data Center Campus

Pecos / Cottonwood, Texas, United StatesPartially operational
Evidence
Contracted
300 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Texas-New Mexico Power

In its September 10, 2026 filing, Core Scientific reported conditional Batch Zero treatment for 300 MW of existing Pecos power under Base Load Pathway (b) and an additional 300 MW of Studied Load. Final power allocation and load ramp remain subject to the Batch Zero process; these figures do not establish 600 MW of operating IT capacity. Core Scientific Pecos Data Center Campus is in Pecos / Cottonwood, TX, US and is a data center campus with partially operational status.

Capacity

Current mining gross power

Source report

300 MW

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Additional utility power under contract

Source report

300 MW

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Gross power target

Planned / design or future potential

1,500 MW

Source

Leasable power target

Planned / design or future potential

1,000 MW

Source

Legacy allocated power

Source report

250 MW

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Legacy energized power

Source report

71 MW

Not included in reviewed operating IT capacity

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Legacy mining operationsOperational

2 buildings

Cottonwood 1/2 mining-era campus use.

Initial AI data hallUnder construction

1 building

Footings complete as of April 2026; initial AI capacity targeted for early 2027.

Additional utility-backed expansionPlanned

Additional 300 MW gross utility power under contract.

Behind-the-meter expansion potentialPlanned

Technology and approval path not disclosed.

Milestones (3)
Cottonwood expansion work announced

Jul 5, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked
Pecos AI conversion and 1.5-GW target announced

Apr 27, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Initial AI capacity target

Q1 2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Core Scientific, Inc.

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Developer (1)
Other participants (2)
Reeves County

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Texas-New Mexico Power

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Site & development

Secured site area

Source report

200 acres

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AI hall construction status

Source report

Footings complete; precast walls arriving

Source

Additional project facts

Initial AI capacity target

Source report

Early 2027

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Utility service

Operational

300 MW

Gross power currently supporting mining operations.

Utility service

Secured or contracted

300 MW

Additional gross utility power under contract; energization schedule unresolved.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

Planned scalable solution included in long-range target; technology and approvals not disclosed.

Permit · Status not stated

Pecos AI/HDC conversion

Sources (2)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (1)
Core Scientific Denton 1 Data Center Campus

Partially operational · Denton, Texas, United States

Shared participant: Core Scientific, Inc. · Same market: Texas, United States

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