No project in Abernathy City, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Abernathy City votes on zoning. The Lubbock County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Fluidstack Abernathy AI data center (formerly TeraWulf joint venture)
Abernathy, Hale County
120 acres · for Fluidstack (AI cloud company); Google backs about $1.3 billion of the lease
🕒 July 6, 2026: TeraWulf sold its 50.1% share to a Fluidstack-led group. Fluidstack now leads the project.
Being builtabout 3 miles awayAligned Data Centers Project Caprock (near Abernathy)
Unincorporated Hale County, Hale County
313 acres
🕒 April 9, 2026: Aligned broke ground on a six-building, 540-megawatt campus on 313 acres.
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awayCorva Project Infrared data center (Northeast Lubbock)
Lubbock, Lubbock County
🕒 July 29, 2026: LEDA defended the deal after residents learned of it. It said the project is below the c…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Abernathy 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 Abernathy City: South Plains Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southwestern Public Service Co. (company) or Lyntegar Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
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.