Hut 8 'Beacon Point' AI data center campus (between Robstown and Calallen)
Also called: Beacon Point Data Center, Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Campus
Hut 8 is building a large AI data center campus on about 525 acres between Robstown and Calallen, just outside Robstown city limits, so the city and county do not vote on it. The first building costs about $399 million. The company says it will use about 352 megawatts of computer power, closed-loop cooling with water trucked in from outside the county, and up to 1,000 megawatts from AEP Texas.
What happens next?
🗓️ No meeting or deadline known yet.
Zoning here is usually decided by the City Council of Corpus Christi City.
Where things stand: Being built State filing lists construction of the first building from Sept. 28, 2026 to Nov. 5, 2027; news reports say work has started.
❓ 5 open questions about it: see below.
Last checked Oct 19, 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 2026): News reports said construction had started on the first phase.
What we know
- 📍 Where4650 FM 1694 (Callicoatte Road), between Robstown and Calallen, Unincorporated Nueces County, Nueces County
- 🏢 CompanyBeacon Point DC LLC (also called Lon Hill Infrastructure LLC)
- 🏛️ Owned byHut 8 Corp.
- 🌳 Size525 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs352 megawatts (about as much as 281,600 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromGrid power from AEP Texas (agreement for up to 1,000 MW) with its own substation; backup power on site
- 💧 WaterWater trucked in from outside Nueces County for the cooling loop; the company says it will not use city water for cooling (company statement)
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling holding about 1.8 million gallons, filled once with water trucked in from outside the county (company statement)
- 💸 Tax breaksThe county judge said the county could not have given a tax break because its policy was out of date. The company did not say whether it asked for one.
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Which company will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- What kind of backup generators will be on site, and how many? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- How loud will the site be for nearby homes? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- How much water will it use during the county's drought restrictions, beyond the first fill? 🙋 I'll find out ·
- Where exactly are the site's boundaries? 🙋 I'll find out ·
What happened so far
- May 2026The Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp. announced a planned $9.8 billion, multi-phase AI data center campus by Hut 8.
- Sept 9, 2026The first building was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TABS2027000611): a 657,130 sq ft data center estimated at about $399 million, with work planned from Sept. 28, 2026 to Nov. 5, 2027.
- Oct 2026News reports said construction had started on the first phase.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Corpus Christi City Council chose not to pause data centers for now. It voted to have staff write policy options on land use, zoning, setbacks, infrastructure and possible development deals. Data center companies have asked about land near the airport.
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Where this comes from
- TDLR TABS TABS2027000611: Beacon Point Data Center Project, 4650 FM 1694 (Beacon Point DC LLC aka Lon Hill Infrastructure LLC) · Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Sept 9, 2026
- Beacon Point AI Data Center Construction Begins in Nueces County · BIC Magazine · Oct 16, 2026
- AI giant eyes South Texas: Big jobs, no local water use for cooling · KRIS 6 News · 2026
- Census geocoder: 4650 Callicoatte Rd (FM 1694 is Callicoatte Road in OpenStreetMap) · U.S. Census Bureau · Oct 19, 2026
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