Aetheris 'Project Matter' data center (Triangle Ranch, Cottle County)
Also called: Project Matter
A Texas company, Aetheris, plans a 96-megawatt data center on ranch land about 15 miles east of Paducah in Cottle County. It would build its own 180-megawatt gas power plant and says it will bring in its own water. The land would be leased from a farming nonprofit owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first phase covers 729 acres, and the full plan could reach about 4,252 acres.
What happens next?
🗓️ No meeting or deadline known yet.
Zoning here is usually decided by the Town Council of Paducah Town.
Where things stand: Proposed Developer asked Cottle County for a tax break; a public hearing was set for early Nov. 2026.
❓ 5 open questions about it: see below.
Last checked Nov 9, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Nov 6, 2026): The Salt Lake Tribune reported that a farming nonprofit owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would lease up to 3,710 acres of Triangle Ranch to Aetheris, and that a county hearing on the tax break was set for the following Monday in Paducah.
What we know
- 📍 Whereon Triangle Ranch land about 15 miles east of Paducah (exact site not given), Paducah, Cottle County
- 🏢 CompanyAetheris
- 👤 Built forunknown (the developer says the user is confidential)
- 🌳 Size4,252 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs96 megawatts (about as much as 76,800 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes froma new 180-megawatt natural gas power plant on the site
- 💧 WaterThe developer says it will bring in all the water it needs itself.
- 💸 Tax breaksAetheris asked Cottle County for a property tax break (abatement) of up to 10 years. County commissioners must approve it.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Did Cottle County approve the tax break for Aetheris, and on what terms? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Who will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Where exactly on Triangle Ranch is the site? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Where will the water come from, and how much will be used each day? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Has Aetheris applied to the state (TCEQ) for an air permit for the gas power plant? 🙋 I'll find out ·
What happened so far
- May 2026Aetheris held a town hall about the project at Paducah High School.
- Oct 19, 2026Aetheris published an open letter saying the project would put no demand on local water or electricity.
- Oct 26, 2026Aetheris published a second open letter about limiting sound, light and heat.
- Nov 6, 2026The Salt Lake Tribune reported that a farming nonprofit owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would lease up to 3,710 acres of Triangle Ranch to Aetheris, and that a county hearing on the tax break was set for the following Monday in Paducah.
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Where this comes from
- Data center proposed on Texas land owned by LDS Church · The Salt Lake Tribune · Nov 6, 2026
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