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Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
Oppidan 5MW Temple Data Center: 5 MW, 31M USD, 61,554 sq ft in Bell County, Texas, Registered for October 2026
2313 Eberhardt Road, Temple, Bell County, Texas 76504, United StatesOppidan
Starts 10/16/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins73% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 73%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence2 days ago
Texas^[1] Department of Licensing and Regulation filing TABS2025015318 lists "Start Date: 7/14/2025, Completion Date: 10/16/2026"; no later source confirms completion.
Real estate developer Oppidan registered a new 5 MW, 61,554 sq ft data center on Eberhardt Road in Temple, Bell County, Texas with the state at an estimated 31M USD, construction 14 July 2025 to 16 October 2026; no tenant is assigned.
$31M
Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
ENGIE Anson 2 Solar: 200-218.5 MW Solar Plant for Meta in Jones County, Texas
Jones County, Texas, United States (EIA 860M site coordinates)ENGIE North America
Starts 10/01/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins10 months late53% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 53%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence17 days ago
ERCOT queue date 1 October 2026 (via Cleanview, 200.9 MW) and EIA 860M proposed 1 September 2026; no ENGIE announcement of commercial operation was found, and both dates have now passed.^[1]
ENGIE is building the 200 MW Anson 2 solar plant in Jones County, northwest of Abilene, Texas, with Meta buying its energy and attributes; originally due late 2025, now listed for 2026, cost not published.
Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
Jupiter Power Barton Branch IA Battery: 200 MW in Robertson County, Texas, Under Construction for October 2026
Robertson County, Texas, near the Phillips Coal 138 kV substationJupiter Power
Starts 10/01/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence17 days ago
ERCOT queue 22INR0504 (203.62 MW) shows a projected commercial operation of October 2026 per Infrasure^[2] and Cleanview^[4]; no developer date was found.
Jupiter Power's Barton Branch IA battery in Robertson County, Texas is listed at 200 MW (EIA) or 203.6 MW (ERCOT), under construction with operation expected October 2026; it is one of three Texas projects in a 536 million USD July 2026 financing, and no project cost has been published.
Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
Arroyo Energy Storage Portfolio: 180 MW of Batteries Under Construction in Cameron County, Texas
Arroyo Energy Storage, Cameron County, Texas, United StatesGoshe Energy Storage
Starts 09/01/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence47 days ago
EIA-860M lists the 180 MW plant (69151) with a proposed date of 1 Sep 2026 and status "Testing"; the ERCOT queue entry 24INR0306 (183.76 MW) shows a proposed COD of April 2026. NADBank^[1] only says "under construction".
Goshe Energy Storage (Cleanview lists Excelsior Energy Capital) is building a portfolio of seven battery systems totalling 180 MWac in Cameron County, Texas for ERCOT, with up to 85M USD of NADBank loan reserved; the total project cost is not published.
Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
Ables Springs Solar + Storage: 186 MW Solar and 115 MW / 169 MWh Battery in Kaufman County, Texas, Under Construction
Kaufman County, Texas, United StatesEnel North America
Starts 08/01/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins1.5 years late60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence78 days ago
Enel (20 March 2024): "expected to come online in late 2024". Cleanview's^[2][3] EIA-860M row for the solar plant (151 MW) shows 1 August 2026; that date has passed and no commissioning notice was found, so it is kept as the latest sourced date.
Enel North America began building the Ables Springs project in Kaufman County, Texas, in March 2024 with 186 MW of solar and a 115 MW / 169 MWh battery; no project cost has been published and the solar side is still shown as planned in federal data.
Energy10/16/2026@EnergyDesk
IREN Sweetwater 1 Data Center: 1,400 MW ERCOT-Connected Site Energized 1 May 2026, Phased Build-Out Under Way in West Texas
Sweetwater 1 campus outside Sweetwater, Texas, United States (approximate: Sweetwater town centroid; KTXS and Baxtel place the campuses in Fisher County while Cleanview lists Nolan County)IREN
Starts 05/01/2026 12:00AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better170 days ago
IREN's 1 May 2026 release: "today announced the successful energization of its 1.4GW Sweetwater 1 data center site in Texas", meaning the site substation was connected to the ERCOT grid.^[1]
IREN energized the high-voltage substation of its 1,400 MW Sweetwater 1 site, the first part of a 2,000 MW Sweetwater hub in West Texas, on 1 May 2026, with data-center construction continuing through 2027; no investment figure has been published.
Energy10/16/2026@EnergyDesk
Poolside Project Horizon Phases 3-8 Data Center: 1,500 MW of a 2,000 MW West Texas Campus, Stalled After CoreWeave Exit
Longfellow Ranch (Mitchell family), near Longfellow, Pecos County, Texas, United States (approximate: Longfellow town centroid; the ranch's street address is not published)Poolside
Starts 04/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better197 days ago
No in-service date exists for phases 3-8 (Cleanview lists TBD). The pin is dated to Baxtel's^[2] 4 April 2026 report, citing the Financial Times, that Poolside's partnership with CoreWeave had fallen apart and Poolside was seeking new partners; the original schedule had phase 1 finishing in Q1 2027.
Poolside's Project Horizon is a planned 2,000 MW AI campus on the 568-acre Longfellow Ranch in the Permian Basin; phases 3-8 are the 1,500 MW beyond the first 500 MW CoreWeave had anchored, and the campus stalled in April 2026 when the CoreWeave deal fell apart; no project cost has been published.
Energy10/16/2026@EnergyDesk
Eneus Energy RGV Data Center: 14B USD, 1,000-2,000 MW, Planned in Cameron County, Texas
East of Valley International Airport, Cameron County, Texas, United StatesEneus Energy
Starts 02/05/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence255 days ago
No schedule is published; Eneus calls the project "in initial planning and evaluation". The date is DCD's 5 Feb 2026 report, the first detailed public account, and is not a construction or energization date.^[1]
UK-based Eneus Energy proposes an RGV data center campus of 1,000-2,000 MW (1 GW interconnection secured per its PUC letter, 2 GW per its website) on 1,785 acres near Valley International Airport in Cameron County, Texas; Eneus estimates 14B USD of capital investment and no formal proposal has been filed.
$14B
Energy10/16/2026@EnergyDesk
Aligned DFW-03 Data Center: 86.4 MW (72 MW IT) in Mansfield, Texas, 120.5M USD Building Cost Filed, Initial Capacity Targeted Q4 2025
3801 Britton Road, Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas 76063, United StatesAligned Data Centers
Starts 01/27/2026 12:00AM UTCESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins56% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 56%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence264 days ago
Aligned said initial capacity was anticipated 'as early as the fourth quarter' of 2025 (19 Feb 2025 release). The Texas^[4] TDLR filing TABS2024018570 lists construction start 6/24/2024 and completion date 1/27/2026; that filing date is used as the estimate. No source found confirms energization; one listing (DataCenterHawk) says commissioned but could not be opened to verify.
Aligned Data Centers is building DFW-03, a two-story 429,603 sq ft data center with an on-site substation on 27 acres at 3801 Britton Road, Mansfield (Tarrant County), Texas; the 86.4 MW facility / 72 MW IT figures are Cleanview estimates (Aligned publishes no MW), and the 120.5M USD is the construction cost filed with Texas TDLR.
$120.5M
Energy10/15/2026@EnergyDesk
Aligned DFW-04: 86 MW (Cleanview) AI Data Center for Lambda in Plano, Texas, 700M USD
North Star Road, Plano, Collin County, Texas, United StatesAligned Data Centers
Starts 01/01/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins54% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 54%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence290 days ago
REBusiness (8 May 2025): DFW-04 "is slated for completion in 2026"; no update confirming delivery was found.^[1]
Aligned Data Centers is building DFW-04, a 425,500 sq ft liquid-cooled data center on a 44-acre site on North Star Road in Plano, Texas, leased to Nvidia-backed Lambda; the reported investment is 700M USD and Cleanview lists 86.4 MW.
$700M
Computing10/18/2026@TechDesk
Aligned Data Centers DFW-02 Campus Expansion: 1.36B USD, 50.4 MW Facility in Collin County, Texas
2800 Summit Avenue Bldg 2, Plano, Collin County, TX 75074Aligned Data Centers
Starts 03/31/2025ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins96% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 96%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years ago
Aligned Data Centers expanded its Plano campus with the 1.36B USD, 50.4 MW (36 MW IT capacity) DFW-02 hyperscale facility across 188,480 square feet in Collin County, Texas, supporting AI clusters.
$1.4B
Computing10/18/2026@TechDesk
Aligned Data Centers DFW-01 Campus: 779M USD, 28.7 MW Hyperscale Facility in Collin County, Texas
2800 Summit Avenue, Plano, Collin County, TX 75074Aligned Data Centers
Starts 11/23/2015CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins94% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 94%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.9 years ago
Aligned Data Centers operates the 779M USD, 28.7 MW (20.5 MW IT capacity) flagship 19-acre hyperscale data center campus in Plano, Collin County, Texas, supporting mission-critical enterprise compute and cloud services.
$779M