Project Aquilla: Abbott Holding Data Center
Hill County, Hill County, TX
Source: Primary source
Project Aquilla: Abbott Holding Data Center is a proposed data center in Hill County, TX, operated by RCM Hill. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,235 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Hill, Texas
Project Aquilla: Abbott Holding Data Center in Hill County, TX is contested. Organized Advocacy Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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1,235 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 988,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in TX is 16.4¢/kWh, up 7.3% 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: linkCounty passed moratorium. Developer sued for $100 million. County rescinded moratorium. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asRCM Hill
- This facilityProject Aquilla: Abbott Holding Data Center
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: GDELTTax 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, Hillsboro H S in Hillsboro, is 1.3 mi from this site (604 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.