Bell County, Texas
Bell County, Texas has 235.6 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 10 records, against 2.8 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 4 GW of planned generation across 18 projects. That is 0.2% of Texas's data center MW.
Bell County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 7 of its 7 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 235.6 MW of data centers against 2.8 GW of plants, with 4 GW more planned.
Data centers by status
10 records, 235.6 MW
The data center pipeline
6 records list a year online or expected, from 2025 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 38 MW listed for 2026 and 0 MW for 2027. 4 records list no year.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 198 |
| 2026 | 2 | 38 |
| 2027 | 1 | 0 |
| 2028 | 1 | 0 |
Who is building in Bell
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 3 of 3.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Meta | 3 | 231 |
| Oppidan | 1 | 5 |
| Rowan Digital Infrastructure | 6 | 0 |
Power generation in the county
60 plants operate inside Bell County, 2.8 GW. The queue adds 4 GW across 18 projects.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Bell County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | Operating | 4 | 780.8 |
| Solar | Planned | 9 | 1,724.1 |
| Natural Gas | Operating | 54 | 1,625.6 |
| Natural Gas | Planned | 1 | 636.9 |
| Battery Storage | Operating | 2 | 412.5 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 8 | 1,639.5 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1,512.6 |
| 2027 | 2 | 296.4 |
| 2028 | 4 | 977.6 |
| 2029 | 3 | 577.1 |
| 2030 | 1 | 636.9 |
Bell County against its neighbors
Milam County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 1.6 GW, more than Bell County. 4 of the 7 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milam County | 3 | 9,986 | 1.8x | ||
| McLennan County | 3 | 3,913 | 0.95x | ||
| Williamson County | 10 | 449 | 4.2x | ||
| Bell County this page | 10 | 4,001 | 0.08x | ||
| Falls County | 0 | 2,009 | 0x | ||
| Burnet County | 0 | 684 | 0x | ||
| Coryell County | 0 | 102 | 0x | ||
| Lampasas County | 0 | 1,742 | no operating MW |
Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.
8 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
8 projects in Bell County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Bell County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 8 changes.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Bell County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 88 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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