Data Center Registry

Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center (West Erwin Street)

Tyler, Smith County, Texas

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated September 21, 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: Closed loop
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.

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.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Land area
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

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?

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. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. 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 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/barrio-energy-tyler-smith-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/barrio-energy-tyler-smith-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.Data center developer addresses concerns about proposed Bitcoin mining facility in Tyler · Tyler Morning Telegraph · retrieved September 21, 2026
2.Proposed Tyler cryptocurrency mining center denied again · KLTV · retrieved September 8, 2026

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