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Data center campus · Former Southland Paper Mill, State Highway 103 East, outside Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas

Project LufKin (Amp Z)

Proposed as of June 9, 2026

A gigawatt-scale AI campus planned on a closed paper mill outside Lufkin that has drawn resident opposition and led Angelina County to ask the state for regulatory authority. Also known as: Champion Data Center Holdings.

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Power1,100MW reported · stated
Site1,041acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject LufKin (Amp Z)Also: Champion Data Center Holdings
Developer and teamAmp Z (Amp Energy)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Commissioners unanimously asked the Legislature for authority to set buffers, noise, light and water standards for large facilities like data centers. (KLTV, July 14, 2026)

  2. Commissioners heard public comment against the project; the judge said the county cannot impose a moratorium and its leverage is limited to an abatement or road-use agreement. (The Texas Tribune, June 9, 2026; FOX 4 (FOX Local), June 10, 2026)

  3. County Judge Keith Wright announced negotiations on a $1.5 billion Amp Z data center at the former paper mill site. (KLTV, Feb. 6, 2026)

  4. Property records reported by the Lufkin Daily News showed Amp Z's Champion Data Center Holdings had rights to buy about 1,041 acres, expandable toward 4,000. (DatacenterDynamics, Feb. 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The developer's 2.1 GW campus figure includes a 1 GW on-site generation target; mw lists the 1.1 GW grid-connected figure.
  • Investment figures differ: $1.5 billion (county judge) vs. $1 billion (city fact sheet).
  • A proposed county tax abatement exists but no approval was found.

The full record

Power note
Grid-connected ramp reported: 55 MW now, 175 MW in 2026, 1.1 GW by 2028. The 2.1 GW campus total includes 1 GW of planned on-site self-generation by 2029, kept out of mw.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.