Eneus Energy
Harlingen, Cameron County, TX
Source: Primary source
Eneus Energy is a proposed data center in Cameron County, TX. DataCentersExposed has documented 2,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Cameron, Texas
Eneus Energy in Harlingen, TX is contested. 180 day moratorium in place in Harlingen as of May 2026. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
Your action kit
Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
2,000 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 1,600,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in TX is 17.0¢/kWh, up 9.5% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Neighbors taking a stand
Overview
source: linkInitial planning and evaluation. No actual proposal yet. Harlingen WaterWorks System’s board of directors entered into an agreement that could supply effluent water to the data center project 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- Harlingen officials approve 120-day moratorium to study impact of potential data centersKRGV· Jun 30, 2026
- Harlingen could sell drinking water to proposed data centerMyRGV.com· Jun 23, 2026
- Harlingen’s biggest battery storage plant nearing operationMyRGV.com· Jun 11, 2026
- What does the next agriculture commissioner think about a pause on data centers?Texas Standard· Jun 1, 2026
- Harlingen city officials approve 120-day data center moratorium to modernize land regulationsThe Real Deal· May 26, 2026
- South Texas City Sets Moratorium Amid Data Center InterestGovTech· May 22, 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, Harlingen Collegiate H S in Harlingen, is 2.3 mi from this site (339 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.