Being built
CyrusOne campus at Freestone Energy Center (near Fairfield)
CyrusOne is building three large data center buildings next to a gas power plant near Fairfield. The plant would supply up to 760 megawatts. The $1.5 billion campus should be done by late 2027.
Where things stand: Two of three buildings under construction; campus to finish by end of Aug. 2027.
🕒 Latest update (2026): State building filings for three buildings (about 918,650 sq ft, $1.5 billion) were reported.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFM 488 near Fairfield, next to Calpine's Freestone gas power plant, Unincorporated Freestone County, Freestone County
- 🏢 CompanyCyrusOne
- 🏛️ Owned byKKR and Global Infrastructure Partners
- ⚡ Power it needs760 megawatts (about as much as 608,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNext to the 1-gigawatt Freestone natural gas power plant run by Calpine (owned by Constellation).
- 💵 Cost$1.5 billion
❓ Still unanswered
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- Is the site inside Fairfield city limits or unincorporated Freestone County? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Freestone County give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the tenant? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2026CyrusOne broke ground on the campus.
- 2026State building filings for three buildings (about 918,650 sq ft, $1.5 billion) were reported.
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- CyrusOne breaks ground on 380MW data center in Texas · DatacenterDynamics · 2026
- CyrusOne files to develop three buildings for $1.5bn data center campus in Fairfield, Texas · DatacenterDynamics · 2026
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