Data Center Registry

Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill)

Angelina County, Texas

ProposedNo reception on recordRecord updated October 14, 2026

Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) is a proposed data center in Texas (Angelina County), operated by Amp Z (Amp Z Champion Data Center Holdings LLC). The public record puts it at 2.1 GW planned, 1,041 acres, a reported $1.1 billion investment.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Amp Z (Amp Z Champion Data Center Holdings LLC)
Facility type: Data center
Location: Angelina County, TX
Coordinates: 31.3386, -94.7289 (approximate)
Power capacity: 2.1 GW planned
Land: 1,041 acres
Investment: $1.1 billion
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Power source: Mixed
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 30 permanent; 500 construction
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: No reception on record
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

February 6, 2026
Proposed
A memorandum of option recorded in Angelina County gives Amp Z the right to buy ~1,041 acres of the former Southland Paper Mill from Verdant Industries. Source: Lufkin Daily News

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 14, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) in Angelina County, Texas appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

Existing 55 MW onsite substation. The plan is to scale beyond 2.1 GW by 2029 through utility service (Oncor collateral rules apply) plus onsite generation.

Notes on the record

In unincorporated Angelina County outside Lufkin. Investment ($1.05B) and jobs come from a city of Lufkin fact sheet. The 2.1 GW is a 2029 target, not a commitment. The land is under option, not purchased. Distinct from the tracked HyperDataGrid site, which is on the former Northern Chip Mill off Ben Dunn Road. Coordinates are the Lufkin city point.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
How the community has received it
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
How the community has received it: Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

HyperDataGrid Lufkin Data Center (Former Timber Mill Site) · Lufkin · HyperDataGridunder 1 mile · Proposed · 20 MW

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) in Angelina County, Texas?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill)?

No lawsuit over Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) appears in the record we track as of October 14, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill), and how big is it?

Amp Z (Amp Z Champion Data Center Holdings LLC) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 2.1 GW. The site is recorded at 1041 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Amp Z East Texas Data Center Campus (former Southland Paper Mill)," updated October 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/amp-z-lufkin-southland-mill-angelina-county-tx.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/amp-z-lufkin-southland-mill-angelina-county-tx, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.AI data center planned on 1,000+ acres at former Southland Paper Mill site · Lufkin Daily News · retrieved October 14, 2026
2.OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode: Lufkin, TX · OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved October 14, 2026

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