Fort Worth delays decision on zoning for $10B data center near neighborhoods

The Fort Worth City Council has delayed a decision on rezoning roughly 80 acres for a $10 billion data center project proposed by Black Mountain, a Fort Worth-based energy consortium. The council is seeking more information about the project, including a briefing on data centers from Oncor. The rezoning requests are scheduled to be discussed at the March 10 council meeting, but the council has not yet received the requested briefing. Some nearby residents, like Sue Weston of Weston Gardens, have expressed concerns about the project's transparency and economic impact. Black Mountain has said the data center would generate $30 million in annual tax revenue and create hundreds of high-skill, high-wage jobs. The company does not have a formal economic development agreement with the city.