2 data center projects in Denton City
Who decides here: the City Council of Denton City votes on zoning. The Denton County may review big projects too.
In Denton City
Core Scientific / CoreWeave AI data center (Jim Christal Road, Denton)
Denton, Denton County
78.85 acres · for CoreWeave (planned user, per 2024 reports)
🕒 Nov 19, 2024: City Council voted to lease 78.85 acres of city land and approve a new power deal for th…
Approved, not built yetQumulusAI modular data center (Denton)
Denton, Denton County
4 acres
🕒 Jan 13, 2026: City Council approved the permit and a tax break for 8 prefab data center 'pods' on 4 ac…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Denton City Council voted unanimously to start the legal steps for a 90-day pause on new data centers, which could be extended by 90 more days. Public hearings are set for September 22 and October 27, 2026, and a final vote could come as early as December. Passing it needs three out of four council members. Existing projects, such as Core Scientific's 391-megawatt site, may not be stopped.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Denton City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Denton City: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Texas-new Mexico Power Co. (company) or Wise Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Tri-county Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Denton County Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Cooke County Electric Co-op Assn (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Denton (run by the town).
In much of Texas you can pick who sells you power, but this company owns the power lines.
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Texas.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will it use each day?
- Will the city's gas power plant run more to serve it?
- How much water will it use?
- How long does the tax break last?