Proposed
QTS Howard County data center campus (Big Spring area)
Also called: QTS Big Spring
QTS, owned by Blackstone, plans a $10 billion, 8-building data center campus on 902 acres near Big Spring. It says it will use closed-loop cooling and pay its own power costs.
Where things stand: QTS has a public project page. No construction start or local vote was found in sources we could open.
🕒 Latest update (2026): QTS posted plans for an 8-building, $10 billion campus on 902 acres in Howard County, with 1,000+ construction jobs and 140 permanent jobs.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOff West Farm-to-Market Road 818, Big Spring area (city-limits status not confirmed), Unincorporated Howard County, Howard County
- 🏢 CompanyQTS Data Centers
- 🏛️ Owned byBlackstone
- 🌳 Size902 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromLocal utility; QTS says it pays 100% of its own energy costs
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling; QTS says it is filled once and then uses no more water for cooling
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised140
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many megawatts will it use, and who supplies the power? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Howard County or Big Spring give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the site inside Big Spring city limits? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2026QTS posted plans for an 8-building, $10 billion campus on 902 acres in Howard County, with 1,000+ construction jobs and 140 permanent jobs.
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Where this comes from
- Howard County, Texas · QTS Data Centers · 2026
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