Has Core Scientific had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Core Scientific.

Where is Core Scientific located?

Core Scientific is in PECOS, REEVES COUNTY County, TX.

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Q: What do data center tax breaks cost in Texas?

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). That is a statewide program figure, not attributable to one site.

1851 FM 2119 · PECOS, REEVES COUNTY County, TX

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Core Scientific is an operating data center in REEVES COUNTY County, TX.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 16, 2026

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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

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In the news

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Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

No 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.

Statewide cost of this incentive

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.

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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 ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Environmental permits

source: Permit register

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Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Crockett Middle in Pecos, is 19.3 mi from this site (635 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.