3 data center projects in Unincorporated Milam County
Who decides here: the Milam County Commissioners Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits. Texas counties have very few zoning powers, so land outside cities often has few local rules.
In Unincorporated Milam County
Riot 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 & runningBitdeer 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
Being builtOpenAI Stargate data center (Milam County, near Burlington)
Unincorporated Milam County, Milam County
for OpenAI
🕒 May 4, 2026: Photo showed construction under way near Burlington.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Milam County. - Go to county 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 Unincorporated Milam County: 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 Bartlett Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Bluebonnet 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Is the site inside Rockdale city limits or in unincorporated Milam County?
- How much water will the AI data center use?
- Will noise change as it converts?
- When will AI conversion start?
- Is the site inside Rockdale city limits?
- How much water will it use?
- How many acres and buildings?
- How much water will it use and from where?
- Did Milam County give a tax break?
- Will new high-voltage power lines be built?