Energy Control & Data Center
HOUSTON, Harris County, TX
Source: Primary source
Energy Control & Data Center is an operating data center in Harris County, TX.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkFULLY REGULATED 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: GDELT- From New York to Texas, states should respect local control on data centers - Fox NewsFox News· Aug 17, 2026
- Data center bans have been challenged, but Dallas wants more control - Dallas ObserverDallas Observer· Aug 14, 2026
- Meta hands BlackRock 80% stake in $14B Texas data center, keeps full campus control - Interesting EngineeringInteresting Engineering· Jul 28, 2026
- San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control - sanmarcosrecord.comsanmarcosrecord.com· Jul 4, 2026
- San Marcos becomes the first city in Texas to ban data centers, testing its local control - ABC13 HoustonABC13 Houston· Jun 30, 2026
- San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control - KABBKABB· Jun 30, 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, Sst The Woodlands in The Woodlands, is 0.9 mi from this site (324 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.