Proposed
Energy Abundance 'Data City' (near Laredo)
Also called: Data City Texas
Energy Abundance Development Corporation pitched 'Data City', a data center campus of up to 5 gigawatts on 50,000 acres near Laredo. It would make its own power from wind, solar and natural gas, and later hydrogen from a planned 'Hydrogen City' next door. No building start has been reported.
Where things stand: Announced March 2025; first 300 MW phase was promised for 2026.
🕒 Latest update (March 2025): Energy Abundance announced Data City near Laredo.
What we know
- 📍 WhereUnincorporated Webb County, Webb County
- 🏢 CompanyEnergy Abundance Development Corporation
- 🌳 Size50,000 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs5,000 megawatts (about as much as 4,000,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromIts own wind, solar and natural gas power, later hydrogen (behind the meter)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Exactly where is the land, and has any construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use in a dry region? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has Webb County given any tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 2025Energy Abundance announced Data City near Laredo.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Up to 5GW data center with behind-the-meter hydrogen power promised for Laredo, Texas · DatacenterDynamics · March 21, 2025
- Texas data centers map and list · Cleanview (tracker) · Oct 2026
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