El Paso County, Texas
El Paso County, Texas has 3.5 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 13 records, against 1.9 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 500 MW of planned generation across 2 projects. That is 3.3% of Texas's data center MW.
El Paso County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. None of its 1 neighboring counties has a page yet; their figures 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
more data center MW than operating generation in the county. El Paso County's own plants cover 55.2% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 500 MW.
Data centers by status
13 records, 3.5 GW
The data center pipeline
11 records list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 691.6 MW listed for 2028 and 296.4 MW for 2027. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
| 2027 | 3 | 296 |
| 2028 | 7 | 692 |
Who is building in El Paso
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 4 of 4.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Group | 1 | 2,500 |
| Meta | 10 | 988 |
| Oppidan | 1 | 5 |
| University of Texas | 1 | 0 |
Power generation in the county
28 plants operate inside El Paso County, 1.9 GW of natural gas and solar. The queue adds 500 MW across 2 projects.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in El Paso County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas | Operating | 22 | 1,747.7 |
| Solar | Operating | 6 | 180 |
| Solar | Planned | 1 | 250 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 1 | 250 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 2 | 500 |
What changed since June 4, 2026
2 projects in El Paso County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in El Paso County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 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 El Paso County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 43 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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