Data center project · Carson County, Texas
Fermi America Project Matador (HyperGrid campus)
Under construction · A planned power-and-data campus in the Panhandle that would pair up to 11 GW of on-site generation with data centers. Also known as: Project Matador, HyperGrid.
- Status
- Under construction · as of Feb. 25, 2026
- Approved by
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Final state air quality (clean air) permit for on-site power generation, Feb. 25, 2026
The report says TCEQ granted final approval after responding to public comments; it does not say whether the executive director (who approves uncontested permits) or the three commissioners issued it. Carson County abatements for the project were still pending as of October 2026. (KFDA/KCBD NewsChannel 10, Feb. 25, 2026; KFDA NewsChannel 10, Oct. 17, 2025) - Location
- near Pantex, outside Amarillo · Carson County
- Status note
- Construction paused awaiting a state air permit, which TCEQ then approved.
- Power
- 11,000 MW
11 GW refers to planned power generation (gas, nuclear, solar) by the mid-2030s, not IT load. - Developer and team
- Fermi America
- Utility
- On-site gas generation now; four nuclear reactors planned
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Updates, newest first
- Feb. 25, 2026 TCEQ gave final approval to the project's air permit, letting vertical power construction proceed. (KFDA/KCBD NewsChannel 10, Feb. 25, 2026)
- Feb. 6, 2026 Fermi said it paused construction while waiting for its final TCEQ clean air permit. (KFDA (via Fox34), Feb. 6, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- No data center tenant was named in sources reviewed.
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