Nueces County, Texas
Nueces County, Texas has 1.2 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 3 records, against 3.4 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 3.5 GW of planned generation across 17 projects. That is 1.1% of Texas's data center MW.
Nueces County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 4 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: 1.2 GW of data centers against 3.4 GW of plants, with 3.5 GW more planned.
Data centers by status
3 records, 1.2 GW
The data center pipeline
2 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 500 MW listed for 2027 and 500 MW for 2028. 1 record 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | 500 |
| 2028 | 1 | 500 |
Who is building in Nueces
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Hut 8 | 2 | 1,000 |
| Soluna Holdings | 1 | 150 |
Power generation in the county
39 plants operate inside Nueces County, 3.4 GW. The queue adds 3.5 GW across 17 projects.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Nueces County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas | Operating | 28 | 2,543.9 |
| Natural Gas | Planned | 2 | 351.4 |
| Battery Storage | Operating | 5 | 304.8 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 10 | 1,907.5 |
| Solar | Operating | 1 | 27.5 |
| Solar | Planned | 3 | 1,167.8 |
| Wind | Operating | 2 | 462.1 |
| Petroleum Coke | Operating | 2 | 57.2 |
| Waste Heat | Operating | 1 | 12 |
| Waste Heat | Planned | 2 | 28.6 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 125.3 |
| 2027 | 3 | 654.9 |
| 2028 | 10 | 2,172.6 |
| 2029 | 3 | 502.4 |
Nueces County against its neighbors
None of the 3 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. San Patricio County has the most operating generation among them, 2.2 GW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces County this page | 3 | 3,455 | 0.34x | ||
| San Patricio County | 0 | 7,116 | 0x | ||
| Jim Wells County | 0 | 276 | 0x | ||
| Kleberg County | 0 | 560 | 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.
4 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
9 projects in Nueces County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Nueces County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 9 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 Nueces County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 59 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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