Data Center Registry

Old Ocean Data Center

Old Ocean, Brazoria County, Texas

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 14, 2026

Old Ocean Data Center is a proposed data center in Old Ocean, Texas (Brazoria County), operated by Nightpeak Energy. The public record puts it at 620 MW planned, a reported $3 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Nightpeak Energy
Facility type: Data center
Location: Old Ocean, Brazoria County, TX
Coordinates: 29.0800, -95.7497 (approximate)
Power capacity: 620 MW planned
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: $3 billion
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Power source: On site gas
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 30 permanent
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.

March 11, 2026
Proposed
Two 310 MW hyperscale data centers ($1.5B each) on 158 acres near Sweeny. Nightpeak's site cites an ability to energize from 2027. Source: Bisnow

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Old Ocean Data Center in Old Ocean, Brazoria County, Texas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Brazoria County commissioners unanimously denied four 10-year, 100% abatements, citing noise, water and power use.

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.

Brazoria County commissioners unanimously denied four 10-year, 100% abatements, citing noise, water and power use. The county judge said the project will probably proceed anyway.

Source: Bisnow

Power and water

Co-located with Bulldog Power, a Nightpeak combustion turbine project described as two 310 MW plants. Bulldog has been in development since 2023 and targets operation in 2028 or earlier.

Notes on the record

The investment figure covers the two data centers only ($1.5B each). The $3.5B headline also includes two $250M power plants. The 158-acre site is shared with the Bulldog Power plants. Coordinates are the Old Ocean community point near Sweeny, not the parcel.

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
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.
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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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.

Site MAT 1177 · MARA Holdings16 mi · Proposed · 1 GW
CleanSpark Brazoria County (Second Texas) Campus · CleanSpark, Inc.20 mi · Proposed · 300 MW
AWS Project Eagle (Wharton County) · Boling · Amazon Data Services, Inc.25 mi · Proposed

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Old Ocean Data Center in Old Ocean?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Old Ocean Data Center?

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 Old Ocean Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Old Ocean Data Center 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 Old Ocean Data Center, and how big is it?

Nightpeak Energy is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 620 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Old Ocean Data Center," updated October 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/nightpeak-old-ocean-data-center-brazoria-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/nightpeak-old-ocean-data-center-brazoria-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.Houston-Area County Rejects Tax Break For $3.5B Data Center Project · Bisnow · retrieved October 14, 2026
2.OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode: Old Ocean, Brazoria County, TX · OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved October 14, 2026

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