McCloud facility
Data center project in Texas
McCloud facility is a data center project in Texas, approved, developed by El Paso Electric, with a stated size of 366 MW. Last reported September 24, 2026, from 2 sources.
- Status
- Approved
- Developer
- El Paso Electric
- Location
- Texas
- Stated size
- 366 MW
- Stated investment
- $499M
- Last reported
- September 24, 2026
- Sources
- 2 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 2 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Application to amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for McCloud GenerationUtility filing · Public Utility Commission of Texas · Under review · December 8, 2025interchange.puc.texas.gov ↗
- Standard Air Permit for Electric Units registrationAir permit · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · Approvedinterchange.puc.texas.gov ↗
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)Environmental review · Status not statedinterchange.puc.texas.gov ↗
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) PlanEnvironmental review · Status not statedinterchange.puc.texas.gov ↗
- Proposal for Decision by administrative law judgesPublic record · State Office of Administrative Hearings · Filed · September 23, 2026texasaidocket.com ↗
- City of El Paso testimony opposing the CCN applicationPublic record · Public Utility Commission of Texas · Filedkfoxtv.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“the gas plant, called the McCloud facility”
Status
“El Paso Electric has already obtained a TCEQ air permit for the McCloud facility”
Size
“build a 366-megawatt natural gas facility, using modular generators, to power the data center”
Investment
“The total estimated cost of the McCloud facility is $499 million.”
Reported
“called the McCloud facility”
Capacity
366 MW
Generators
813 modular gas generators, each 450 kW
Acreage
31 acres
Location
northeast El Paso County, south of State Line Drive, west of US 54
Estimated cost
$473 M
Completion
2027
Water use
no water needed
Fuel
pipeline-quality natural gas
Service life
20 years
Reports behind this page
- Report from elpasoinc.com · elpasoinc.com, September 24, 2026
- Report from insideclimatenews.org · insideclimatenews.org, September 23, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- Tenant1 named
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners2 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom2 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
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