Black Mountain holds private meeting with Fort Worth residents over con­tro­versial data center

Black Mountain, a data center developer, held a private meeting with Fort Worth residents to discuss plans for a $10 billion, 400-acre data center project in the city. The data center would comprise four buildings of more than 1 million square feet each, standing 70 feet tall. The Fort Worth City Council has delayed a decision on rezoning the land for the project due to concerns from residents about the impact on the city's resources. One resident noted that data centers run 24/7 and would add a heavy industrial burden to the already industrialized Southeast Fort Worth area. Black Mountain has also acquired more than 430 acres of land in San Antonio that could be turned into another data center. Texas already has over 400 data center sites, with nearly half located in North Texas.