GW Ranch (Pacifico Energy)
Pecos County, Pecos County, TX
Source: Primary source
GW Ranch (Pacifico Energy) is a proposed data center in Pecos County, TX. DataCentersExposed has documented 5,000 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkOff-grid, also include 1.8GW of energy storage 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- Chevron eyes more deals to power US data centersReuters· Jun 26, 2026
- Microsoft to build 2 GW data center campus in Pecos, TexasIndiatimes· Jun 25, 2026
- Inside Microsoft's Data Centre Build in Pecos, West TexasData Centre Magazine· Jun 23, 2026
- Microsoft’s upcoming data center campus in Texas to expand global capacity by 2 GWW.Media· Jun 23, 2026
- Powering the next wave of AI: Expanding capacity with our new datacenter in PecosThe Official Microsoft Blog· Jun 22, 2026
- A multibillion-dollar data center is planned near PecosMidland Reporter-Telegram· Jun 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, Grandfalls-Royalty School in Grandfalls, is 13.6 mi from this site (137 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.