Brazoria County rejects tax break for nearly $4B data center project

Brazoria County, Texas commissioners unanimously rejected a package of tax abatements sought by developer Nightpeak Energy for its proposed $3.5 billion Old Ocean Data Center campus. The project includes two 310-megawatt hyperscale data centers and two 310-megawatt power plants, but the commissioners declined the incentives after residents and local officials raised concerns about noise, water consumption and power demand. However, the county judge said the project will likely still proceed.