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Data City

Laredo, Texas, United StatesProposed
Evidence
Planned / design
5,000 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Data City Texas is Energy Abundance Development Corporation’s proposed behind-the-meter data center hub near Laredo. The developer describes a roughly 50,000-acre, multi-campus development designed for as much as 5 GW of future digital load supported by dedicated renewable-energy infrastructure. The figure is a full-build design objective, not current operating capacity. Customer commitments, phase schedule, interconnection, environmental review, water arrangements and financing have not been fully disclosed.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

5,000 MW

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Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

5,000 MW

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

Master planning and energy developmentAnnounced or preconstruction

Data City Texas is Energy Abundance Development Corporation’s proposed behind-the-meter data center hub near Laredo. The developer describes a roughly 50,000-acre, multi-campus development designed for as much as 5 GW of future digital load supported by dedicated renewable-energy infrastructure. The figure is a full-build design objective, not current operating capacity. Customer commitments, phase schedule, interconnection, environmental review, water arrangements and financing have not been fully disclosed.

Milestones (1)
Data City Texas announced

Mar 18, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

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Participants

Energy Abundance

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Data City | Laredo | Texas | US

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Location context

Actual

Data City | Laredo | Texas | US

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Site area

Actual

50,000 acres

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Technical specifications

Power model

Actual

Behind the meter renewable energy hub

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Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Proposed

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Capacity basis

Actual

5,000 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.

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Lifecycle status

Actual

Proposed

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Capacity basis

Actual

Up to 5,000 MW is a proposed full build behind the meter campus objective.

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Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Electric grid

Potential or planned

5,000 MW

Full-build supply and load concept; not operating capacity.

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