No project in Rockdale City, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Rockdale City votes on zoning. The Milam County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
OpenAI Stargate data center (Milam County, near Burlington)
Unincorporated Milam County, Milam County
for OpenAI
🕒 May 4, 2026: Photo showed construction under way near Burlington.
Built & runningabout 10 miles awayRiot Platforms Rockdale site (bitcoin mine turning into AI data center)
Unincorporated Milam County, Milam County
200 acres · for AMD (first tenant, 50 MW)
🕒 May 1, 2026: AMD added 25 MW, for 50 MW in total.
Built & runningabout 10 miles awayBitdeer Rockdale site (bitcoin mine, planned AI expansion)
Unincorporated Milam County, Milam County
200 acres
🕒 Sept 5, 2026: Bitdeer bought 200 acres for $100 million to plan AI and high-power computing.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Rockdale City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
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⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Rockdale City: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Heart of Texas Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Entergy Texas Inc. (company) or Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Bartlett 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.