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Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street)

Tyler, Smith County, Texas

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated September 8, 2026

Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) is a proposed crypto mining site in Tyler, Texas (Smith County), operated by Barrio Energy / Barrio Resources LLC (with Vulcan Core). The public record puts it at announced June 17, 2026, 12 MW planned. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Barrio Energy / Barrio Resources LLC (with Vulcan Core)
Facility type
Crypto mining
Location
1101 to 1105 West Erwin Street, Tyler, Smith County, TX
Coordinates
32.3510, -95.3127 (approximate)
Power capacity
12 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
June 17, 2026
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
In litigation
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

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.

  1. September 3, 2026
    Proposed
    Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected Barrio's appeal as untimely; litigation/appeal path ongoing.

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) in Tyler, Smith County, Texas is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Tyler's Planning & Zoning Commission denied Barrio's special-use permit in July 2026; the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected a separate, untimely-filed Barrio appeal on 2026-09-03.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

Tyler's Planning & Zoning Commission denied Barrio's special-use permit in July 2026; the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected a separate, untimely-filed Barrio appeal on 2026-09-03. A timely-filed appeal of the original P&Z denial remains on hold, and Barrio has a 10-day window to seek state-court review. Residents cited noise, heat discharge, water/cooling chemicals, and property-value concerns.

Source: KLTV

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
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • 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.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with 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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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) in Tyler?

Yes. Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) in Tyler, Smith County, Texas is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Tyler's Planning & Zoning Commission denied Barrio's special-use permit in July 2026; the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected a separate, untimely-filed Barrio appeal on 2026-09-03.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street)?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street) 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 Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street), and how big is it?

Barrio Energy / Barrio Resources LLC (with Vulcan Core) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 12 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street)," updated September 8, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/barrio-energy-tyler-smith-county-tx.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/barrio-energy-tyler-smith-county-tx, retrieved September 14, 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. 1.Data center developer addresses concerns about proposed Bitcoin mining facility in Tyler · Tyler Morning Telegraph · retrieved September 8, 2026
  2. 2.Proposed Tyler cryptocurrency mining center denied again · KLTV · retrieved September 8, 2026

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