Oppidan Data Center
Socorro, El Paso County, TX
Source: Primary source
Oppidan Data Center is a proposed data center in El Paso County, TX. DataCentersExposed has documented 5 MW of reported power capacity and a 61,555 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $0.03. 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- Data center pause debate heats up at city councildchieftain· Sep 24, 2026
- Amazon data centers drive $1.6B Wiwynn expansion in Socorro, TexasEl Paso Times· Sep 10, 2026
- Amazon and Wiwynn expand Texas manufacturing facility, creating nearly 1,000 jobsAbout Amazon· Sep 9, 2026
- Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Accountability from Data Center Developers, Reiterates New Mexicans Must Have Final Say on Our Land, Air, Water, and Way of LifeRepresentative Gabe Vasquez | (.gov)· Aug 25, 2026
- Data center backlash not slowing Wiwynn Socorro manufacturing growthEl Paso Times· Aug 23, 2026
- Data center supplier Wiwynn Socorro expansion to add hundreds of jobsEl Paso Times· Aug 21, 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, Hueco El in El Paso, is 0.8 mi from this site (566 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.