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Data Center Signal is tracking 4 clips about Pacifico Energy data center developments across 2 states, including TX, TN.

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News ClipSalon.com·Hood County, TX

Hood County, Texas, grapples with data center growth, failed moratoriums

Hood County, Texas, is grappling with a surge of proposed data centers, leading to significant local opposition over concerns about water and electricity demands. County commissioners' attempts to enact a moratorium have been rejected, and developers have filed multiple lawsuits against the county for denying or delaying project plans, despite the county adopting stricter development regulations.

zoning opposition environmental announcement government legal electricity water moratorium

6/6/2026

News ClipKBTX News 3·Granbury, Hood County, TX

Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.

Hood County, Texas is facing a surge of data center development, with eight projects proposed across 7,600 acres. Local officials feel powerless to stop them due to state laws limiting county authority, despite strong community opposition over concerns about water, electricity, and the transformation of their rural community. The county has rejected two moratorium proposals but adopted stricter development regulations, leading to multiple lawsuits from developers.

zoning opposition environmental government legal electricity water moratorium

6/2/2026

News ClipWIRED Middle East·Memphis, Shelby County, TN

New Gas-Powered Data Centres Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

A WIRED review of permit documents indicates that 11 new gas-powered data center campuses across the US could emit over 129 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, more than entire nations. These projects are linked to major AI companies like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI, aiming to bypass traditional grids through "behind-the-meter" power generation. The significant environmental impact has drawn community opposition and a lawsuit against xAI in Memphis, Tennessee.

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OpenAI Meta Microsoft xAI Oracle

4/23/2026

News ClipThe Texas Observer·Pecos County, TX

Country’s Largest Air Pollution Permit Issued to Power Plant for Data Centers in West Texas, Developer Says

The Texas environmental regulator has issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the Permian Basin oilfields in Pecos County, Texas. The 7.65 gigawatt GW Ranch project by Pacifico Energy is among a wave of similarly colossal gas power and data center developments in Texas that are fueling the state's rapid growth as the global epicenter of this type of infrastructure.

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1/29/2026