Bastrop County residents urge transparency on proposed data center, gas plant project
Cedar Creek residents are opposing Pacific Energy's proposed data center campus and on-site natural gas power plant near their homes in Bastrop County. Bastrop County commissioners are expected to vote on a resolution asking the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to hold a public meeting and provide more transparency about the project.
Residents in Cedar Creek, including Cameron Allen, are urging Bastrop County officials to provide more information about Pacific Energy's proposed campus. The project would include two data center buildings and an on-site natural gas power plant on a roughly 2,800-acre property, with about 600 acres slated for development.
Residents have raised concerns about potential air-quality impacts, additional infrastructure and the effect on nearby homes and land. One data center building has received a project license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, but residents and county officials say publicly available details remain limited. Bastrop County commissioners are expected to consider a resolution requesting that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hold a public meeting concerning the project's standard permit registration.