Texas leads US in planned data center capacity at over 60 gigawatts

The Lone State's pipeline tops the nation, but a permit pause and a crowded grid queue could slow the buildout Texas now holds the largest planned data center pipeline in the US, with over 60 gigawatts in development once smaller facilities are counted. Tracker reports put the core figure for major and AI-focused projects at 40-45 GW. A narrower tally places Texas at 41.7–44.4 GW of planned capacity, which is still the highest of any state. Add in the smaller builds, and the total crosses the 60 GW mark. The projects behind the number The single biggest piece of the pipeline is Fermi America’s Matador campus in Carson County. It is planned at 17 GW and is currently under construction. That one project alone accounts for a large share of the state’s major-project total. It is the largest single data center build in the country by that measure. Other developers are stacking up their own multi-gigawatt plans. Sailfish and Pacifico Energy are among the names behind sizable Texas projects. Utilities are seeing the demand show up in their books, too. By late 2025 or early 2026, AEP’s contracted large-load pipeline in Texas had reached 36 GW, up from earlier periods. Contracted load is no...