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Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC)

Ector County, Texas

ProposedNo reception on recordAI confirmedRecord updated July 24, 2026

Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) is a proposed data center in Texas (Ector County), operated by Sharon AI + New Era Energy & Digital (joint venture). The public record puts it at 250 MW planned, 438 acres.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Sharon AI + New Era Energy & Digital (joint venture)
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
Ector County, TX
Coordinates
31.8700, -102.5400
Power capacity
250 MW planned
Land
438 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Thunderhead Energy Solutions (behind-the-meter gas) + ERCOT grid interconnection
Power source
Mixed
On site generation
250 MW
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
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) in Ector 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.

If you live near this site and something is happening that this page does not show, that is worth telling us. Send us the document and it goes in the record with the source attached. For sites where opposition is already established, see every contested site we track.

Power and water

Hybrid: ERCOT grid interconnection plus a non-binding letter agreement with Thunderhead Energy Solutions for ~250 MW of behind-the-meter gas generation (reciprocating engines + turbines), per New Era Energy / Sharon AI releases.

Notes on the record

Potential to scale beyond 1GW (ceiling, not a confirmed committed figure). Power partners Thunderhead Energy Solutions and Mawgan Capital (behind-the-meter gas generation); GlobeLink providing dark fiber. Phased: first 100MW segment targeted online by December 2026, remaining 150MW roughly 6 months later. Coordinates are approximate (Odessa area).

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
  • How the community has received 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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) data center in Ector County, Texas?

Nothing on record as of July 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) in Ector 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.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) data center?

No lawsuit over Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) appears in the record we track as of July 24, 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 Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) 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 Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), and how big is it?

Sharon AI + New Era Energy & Digital (joint venture) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 250 MW. The site is recorded at 438 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC)," updated July 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/tcdc-ector-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/tcdc-ector-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.TCDC signs LOI to acquire an additional 203 acres for off-grid data center campus in Ector County, Texas · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 9, 2026
  2. 2.Sharon AI: Sharon AI Completes Phase One Engineering for Flagship AI Data Center Campus JV in Texas (Thunderhead Energy Solutions 250MW behind-the-meter agreement, SB6/grid interconnection plan) · retrieved July 24, 2026
  3. 3.Businesswire: New Era Energy & Digital Secures Full Ownership of Texas Critical Data Centers, Completes 203-Acre Land Acquisition Expanding TCDC Campus in Ector County · retrieved July 24, 2026

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