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Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford

PRJ-FRONTIER-SHACKELFORD · Site · Shackelford County, Texas, United States

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

Vantage's Frontier campus in Shackelford County is under construction for Oracle/OpenAI Stargate. Vantage plans 1.4 GW of critical IT capacity and ten buildings, not a verified operating load. Its first-building forecast remains H2 2026, while Oracle says customer delivery begins in H1 2027; these milestones are not interchangeable. Official building records extend into 2027. The design combines onsite gas generation with closed-loop cooling and planned diverse fiber paths. Public records identify building-level Vantage owners and Oracle occupants/operators. Site-specific financing closure and current metered IT load remain unverified.

Headline: 1,400 MW Planned critical IT

This record and Frontier Texas describe overlapping Frontier campus scope. Do not add their 1,400 MW figures together.

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Claims and exhibit sources

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Project value · More than $25 billion

Company development value estimate · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-001 · Recorded claim type: Company development value estimate · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

Planned critical IT capacity · 1.4 GW

Planned / design or future potential · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-002 · Recorded claim type: Planned · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

  2. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

Building count · 10 buildings

Planned · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-003 · Recorded claim type: Planned · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

Gross floor area · More than 3,700,000 square feet

Planned · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-004 · Recorded claim type: Planned · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

Site area · 1,200 Currently; historical September 2025 Oracle sheet says 700 (scope unresolved) acres

Current company description with historical conflict · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-005 · Recorded claim type: Current company description with historical conflict · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

  2. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

  3. Shackelford County data center — information current January 2026

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R02 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/shackelford-county/

  4. Oracle Fact Sheet: Stargate Data Centers — September 23, 2025

    Oracle, publicly hosted by US Representative Arrington · Document date: Sep 23, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R03 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://arrington.house.gov/uploadedfiles/final_oracle_oai_data_center_fact_sheet_092225b.pdf

Rack density · 250+ kW

Planned / design or future potential · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-006 · Recorded claim type: Design capability · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

Headline treatment: Power density; not a whole-site capacity

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

Cooling system · Closed loop liquid chiller system

Design · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-007 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

First building delivery forecast · H2 2026 (Vantage forecast) period

Forecast · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-008 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Aug 19, 2025

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

  2. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

Stargate identity · Yes

Corporate identification · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-009 · Recorded claim type: Corporate identification · Review: Approved · Claim date: Sep 23, 2025

  1. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites

    OpenAI · Document date: Sep 23, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-02 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://openai.com/index/five-new-stargate-sites/

Power supply · Behind the meter natural gas microgrid system

Reported plan · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-B3-010 · Recorded claim type: Reported plan · Review: Approved · Claim date: Oct 1, 2025

Headline treatment: Separate claim, not added to the headline

  1. Oracle and OpenAI second Stargate data center will be powered off grid

    Business Insider · Document date: Oct 1, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-04 · Press secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-building-natural-gas-microgrid-at-new-texas-data-center-2025-10

  2. Shackelford County data center — information current January 2026

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R02 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/shackelford-county/

  3. Oracle Fact Sheet: Stargate Data Centers — September 23, 2025

    Oracle, publicly hosted by US Representative Arrington · Document date: Sep 23, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R03 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://arrington.house.gov/uploadedfiles/final_oracle_oai_data_center_fact_sheet_092225b.pdf

  4. VoltaGrid ABI-1 application 182467 plain-language summary

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R08 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/182467-pls-english.pdf/@@download/file/182467-pls-english.pdf

Customer delivery forecast · H1 2027 period

Forecast · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-FM-F-DELIVERY · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. US data-center construction updates — Shackelford section

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R01 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/

ABI-1 proposed installed generation — July 2025 review 180842, not later application 182467 · 709 MW

Proposed generation, not operating IT load · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim AST-FM-F-GEN · Recorded claim type: Proposed generation, not operating IT load · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Generation capacity; not IT capacity

  1. ABI-1 EGU registration 180842 technical review — July 17, 2025 signatures

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R07 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&Rendition=Web&dID=8983248

Vantage announces Frontier · 2025-08-19 — Announced milestone

Announced · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-001 · Recorded claim type: Announced · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Aug 19, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-01 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/

Frontier named as Stargate Shackelford · 2025-09-23 — Announced milestone

Announced · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-002 · Recorded claim type: Announced · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites

    OpenAI · Document date: Sep 23, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-02 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://openai.com/index/five-new-stargate-sites/

TX301–TX310 certification effective, not opening · 2025-10-08 — Effective milestone

Effective · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-003 · Recorded claim type: Effective · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Qualifying data centers and qualifying large data-center projects

    Texas Comptroller · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: TEX-R01 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php

TX301 and TX304 building projects registered · 2026-06-29 — Registered milestone

Registered · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-004 · Recorded claim type: Registered · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. TABS2026024068 — Vantage TX3 Project Frontier TX301

    Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R04 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026024068

  2. TABS2026024091 — Vantage TX3 Project Frontier TX304

    Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R05 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026024091

Vantage first building: H2 2026 forecast · H2 2026 — forecast milestone

Forecast; half year precision · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-005 · Recorded claim type: Forecast; half year precision · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

Oracle customer delivery begins H1 2027 · H1 2027 — forecast milestone

Forecast; half year precision · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-006 · Recorded claim type: Forecast; half year precision · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. US data-center construction updates — Shackelford section

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R01 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/

TX301 registered completion estimate · 2027-08-11 — Forecast milestone

Forecast · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-MIL-FM-007 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. TABS2026024068 — Vantage TX3 Project Frontier TX301

    Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R04 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026024068

Onsite generation infrastructure · Oracle describes onsite gas reciprocating engines; ABI-1 is connected generation, not IT capacity. system

Design · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-INF-FM-001 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Generation capacity; not IT capacity

  1. Shackelford County data center — information current January 2026

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R02 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/shackelford-county/

  2. Oracle Fact Sheet: Stargate Data Centers — September 23, 2025

    Oracle, publicly hosted by US Representative Arrington · Document date: Sep 23, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R03 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://arrington.house.gov/uploadedfiles/final_oracle_oai_data_center_fact_sheet_092225b.pdf

  3. VoltaGrid ABI-1 application 182467 plain-language summary

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R08 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/182467-pls-english.pdf/@@download/file/182467-pls-english.pdf

Cooling infrastructure · Closed loop chiller with air/liquid to liquid systems, N+1 mechanical. Design, not measured cooling efficiency. system

Planned · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-INF-FM-002 · Recorded claim type: Planned · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

Fiber infrastructure · Diverse dark/lit paths, three MMRs per building. AT&T, Fiberlight, Windstream and Zayo nearby does not mean contracted/on net. system

Planned · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-INF-FM-003 · Recorded claim type: Planned · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Shackelford County, Texas data center campus

    Vantage Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-03 · Company primary

    Source URL

    https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx

Water infrastructure · Oracle describes one time fill and non evaporative loop; named source supplier and measured total consumption not established. system

Design · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-INF-FM-004 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Shackelford County data center — information current January 2026

    Oracle · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R02 · Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/shackelford-county/

ABI-1 180842 permit or registration record · Technical review signed; review/notice/registration date 2025-07-17. Technical review signed; standalone authorization, full amendment history and actual generation not established. regulatory record

Air standard permit technical review · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-PMT-FM-001 · Recorded claim type: Air standard permit technical review · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. ABI-1 EGU registration 180842 technical review — July 17, 2025 signatures

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R07 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&Rendition=Web&dID=8983248

ABI-1 182467 / PSDTX1692 / GHGPSDTX266 permit or registration record · Pending; review/notice/registration date 2025-12-17. Notice date is not issuance. Application remains on pending list inspected October 27, 2026; final action and actual operation not established. regulatory record

Air permit application · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-PMT-FM-002 · Recorded claim type: Air permit application · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. VoltaGrid ABI-1 application 182467 plain-language summary

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R08 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/182467-pls-english.pdf/@@download/file/182467-pls-english.pdf

  2. ABI-1 application 182467 notice of receipt and intent — December 17, 2025

    TCEQ · Document date: Dec 17, 2025 · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R09 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/182467-nori-english.pdf

  3. Pending air permit applications — VoltaGrid ABI-1

    TCEQ · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R10 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps

TX301 TABS2026024068 permit or registration record · Review complete; review/notice/registration date 2026-06-29. Accessibility review complete is not construction complete. Registered completion estimate August 11, 2027. regulatory record

Building accessibility registration · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-PMT-FM-003 · Recorded claim type: Building accessibility registration · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. TABS2026024068 — Vantage TX3 Project Frontier TX301

    Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: FRO-R04 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026024068

Qualifying large data center certification · TX301–TX310 certification effective October 8, 2025. No exemption savings quantified. Certification is not commissioning, utilization or proof of realized tax benefits. incentive scope

Certified · Vantage Frontier / Stargate Shackelford (Project)

Claim STATIC-INC-FM-F-STATE · Recorded claim type: Certified · Review: Reviewed · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Qualifying data centers and qualifying large data-center projects

    Texas Comptroller · Document date: Not stated · Supports

    Source reference: TEX-R01 · Official primary

    Source URL

    https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php

Counterparties and capital

Vantage Data Centers · Developer

Oracle · Cloud operator · CMP-0006

OpenAI · Customer · CMP-0007

VoltaGrid LLC · Generation developer

Vantage Data Centers TX301 LLC · Registered owner — TX301 building only, not whole campus fee title

Oracle America Cloud Services LLC · Registered occupant

Oracle America Inc. · Registered operator

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