Childress Data Center
Childress, Childress County, TX
Source: Primary source
Childress Data Center is an operating data center in Childress County, TX, operated by IREN Limited. DataCentersExposed has documented 750 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link"Renewable" energy. Bitcoin and AI Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asIREN Limited
- This facilityChildress Data Center
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- IREN Shares Surge as Microsoft Accepts First AI Data Center Under $9.7 Billion Pactfinance.biggo.com· Aug 13, 2026
- IREN Stock Gains After Nvidia Grants 'Exemplar Cloud' Status For GB300 Deployment At Microsoft's Horizon 1TradingView· Aug 13, 2026
- IREN delivers first AI data center to Microsoft in Texas By Investing.comInvesting.com Canada· Aug 13, 2026
- $10 billion data center campus planned near Turkey in Hall CountyKVII· Jul 17, 2026
- IREN vs. WULF: Which AI Data Center Stock Has an Edge Right Now?TradingView· Jun 18, 2026
- Can Blackwell Deployment Help IREN Limited Hit $4.4B ARR Target?TradingView· Jun 2, 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, Childress El in Childress, is 8.9 mi from this site (451 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.