Being built
Google Meitner Energy Center data center (near Pampa)
Also called: Meitner Energy Center, Project Pumpkin
Google and its energy partner Intersect are building a data center near Pampa with its own wind, solar, batteries and some gas power. About 650 construction workers are on site. Google has not said how big the data center will be.
Where things stand: Construction started in June 2026. Local leaders expect it to finish in late 2028 or early 2029.
🕒 Latest update (June 4, 2026): Google and Intersect announced the Meitner Energy Center and started building. An 800-acre worker camp for up to 3,500 workers is planned in Wheeler County.
What we know
- 📍 WhereNear Pampa, about 1.5 miles off Highway 152, outside Pampa city limits. Power plants also reach into Roberts County., Unincorporated Gray County, Gray County
- 🏢 CompanyIntersect (with Google)
- 🏛️ Owned byGoogle (Alphabet)
- 👤 Built forGoogle
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMore than 1 gigawatt of wind, solar and batteries built next to the data center, plus some gas power on site.
- ❄️ CoolingAir cooling; water use limited to things like restrooms
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How many megawatts will the data center use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Gray County or Pampa give tax breaks? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much gas power will be built on site? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many permanent jobs will there be? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 4, 2026Google and Intersect announced the Meitner Energy Center and started building. An 800-acre worker camp for up to 3,500 workers is planned in Wheeler County.
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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
- Google and Intersect deepen Texas roots with new data center and energy investments in Gray and Roberts counties · Intersect · June 4, 2026
- Google launches 1 GW-plus co-located data center and generation complex in Texas Panhandle · POWER Magazine · June 2026
- Pampa leaders tout economic boost as data center and workforce housing projects rise · ABC 7 Amarillo · 2026
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