Data Center Registry
Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus
Hubbard, Hill County, Texas
Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus is a data center under construction in Hubbard, Texas (Hill County), operated by Nexus Data Centers. The public record puts it at 612 MW planned, 2,000 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Under construction
- Operator
- Nexus Data Centers
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use likely
- Location
- Hubbard, Hill County, TX
- Coordinates
- 31.8240, -96.7762 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 612 MW planned
- Land
- 2,000 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Power source
- On site gas
- On site generation
- 612 MW
- Cooling
- Not established
- 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
- Contested
- 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.
- August 25, 2026Under constructionNexus reached Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 after securing financing led by Eagle Point Credit Management; the project has advanced from pre-NTP development to FID and construction continues, per Aug 19 2026 reporting. Source: Construction Review Online
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents raised property-value, transparency, and drought-era water-use concerns at a Feb 24, 2026 Hill County Commissioners Court tax-abatement hearing; Nexus subsequently withdrew its tax-abatement request.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Residents raised property-value, transparency, and drought-era water-use concerns at a Feb 24, 2026 Hill County Commissioners Court tax-abatement hearing; Nexus subsequently withdrew its tax-abatement request.
Power and water
Behind-the-meter natural gas: application identifies 55 combustion turbines / reciprocating engines for continuous operation plus 6 emergency-standby diesel generators. Publicly stated full-buildout target ~7.7 GW.
Partnership with AirJoule Technologies to deploy waste-heat-to-water atmospheric extraction under an industrial-scale Water Purchase Agreement.
Notes on the record
612 MW first-phase data center campus on ~2,000 acres on the outskirts of Hubbard (Hill County), between Highway 171 and County Road 3369; behind-the-meter natural gas generation. Led by CEO/managing partner Ivan Van der Walt. TCEQ air permit applications filed Dec 2025 (183046, PSDTX1700, GHGPSDTX269); ~500 MW targeted online late 2026; publicly stated eventual full-buildout target ~7.7 GW. No end-user customer publicly identified. Coordinate anchored on the city of Hubbard; exact parcel not confirmed.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Project Aquila · RCM Hill, LLC25 mi · Proposed · 1.2 GW · In litigation
- Riot Platforms Corsicana Facility · Corsicana · Riot Platforms26 mi · Operating · 1 GW · Contested
- Cipher McLennan HPC Data Center · Waco · Cipher Digital27 mi · Proposed · 500 MW · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus in Hubbard?
Yes. Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus in Hubbard, Hill County, Texas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents raised property-value, transparency, and drought-era water-use concerns at a Feb 24, 2026 Hill County Commissioners Court tax-abatement hearing; Nexus subsequently withdrew its tax-abatement request.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus?
The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.
How much water does Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus use?
No water withdrawal figure for Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus is on record here. Cooling is recorded as unknown, 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 Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus, and how big is it?
Nexus Data Centers is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 612 MW. The site is recorded at 2000 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus," updated August 25, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/nexus-hubbard-campus-hill-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/nexus-hubbard-campus-hill-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.
- 1.600MW natural gas-powered data center campus proposed in Hubbard, Texas · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 14, 2026
- 2.Nexus Data Centers, Hubbard Data Center & Power Project, Hill County TX · Nexus Data Centers · retrieved July 14, 2026 · original offline, no archived copy found
- 3.Nexus Hubbard Campus (612 MW) listing · Data Center Map · retrieved July 14, 2026
- 4.Nexus proposes 612MW campus (Dec 2025 TCEQ filing) · Data Center View · retrieved July 14, 2026
- 5.TCEQ Air NSR, Nexus applied air permits 183046, PSDTX1700, GHGPSDTX269 (per Dec 2025 filing) · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · retrieved July 14, 2026
- 6.Lake Lander, Citizens voice concerns about Nexus data center negotiations · retrieved July 26, 2026
- 7.Nexus Data Center Project in Hubbard, Texas Reaches FID as Construction Advances · Construction Review Online · retrieved August 25, 2026
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