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2 data center projects in Unincorporated Shackelford County

Who decides here: the Shackelford 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 Shackelford County

Being built

Vantage 'Frontier' AI data center campus (Shackelford County)

Unincorporated Shackelford County, Shackelford County

1,200 acres · for Oracle / OpenAI (reported)

🕒 Aug 2025: Vantage announced the $25 billion Frontier campus; construction had already begun.

Proposed

Bolt Data and Energy 'Project North' (west of Albany)

Unincorporated Shackelford County, Shackelford County

🕒 Aug 12, 2026: Residents heard from the developer at a town hall at Albany High School.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Shackelford County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated Shackelford County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Shackelford County: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or AEP Texas North Company (company) or Taylor Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Comanche County Electric Co-op Assn (co-op (owned by its members)) or Fort Belknap Electric Co-op Inc. (not available) or Big Country 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

  • Where will the power come from, and will new power lines or a gas plant be built?
  • How much water will it use, and from where?
  • Did Shackelford County give a tax break?
  • How many diesel backup generators will there be?
  • How big will it be and how much power and water will it use?
  • What fuel will its on-site power plant burn?
  • Will the county give a tax break?

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