APR Energy Data Center
Pampa, Gray County, TX
Source: Primary source
APR Energy Data Center is a proposed data center in Gray County, TX.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkExpected to consume up to 1.5 million gallons of water per day. 400 MW of on-site gas turbine power Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Michigan Data Centers: The Weekly DownloadPampa News· Jul 13, 2026
- Michigan House Democrats pitch transparency, community benefit requirements for data centersPampa News· Jun 26, 2026
- OGE Energy Benefits From Data Center Growth and Renewable ExpansionTradingView· Jun 10, 2026
- Google plans new Texas Panhandle data centerAmarillo Globe-News· Jun 8, 2026
- Meitner Energy Center in Gray County aims for jobs growth; completion expected by 2028KVII· Jun 5, 2026
- Google, Intersect constructing new data center in Gray, Roberts countiesKFDA | NewsChannel 10 | Amarillo Texas· Jun 5, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Texas reported $16.1M in Property used in certain large data center projects; temporary exemption (Texas Tax Code § 151.3595) for FY2025 (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Travis El in Pampa, is 2.0 mi from this site (355 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.