1 data center project in Unincorporated Somervell County
Who decides here: the Somervell 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 Somervell County
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Bilateral Energy 'Project Patriot' power plant and data center campus (Knox Ranch, Granbury)
Granbury, Hood County
2,000 acres
🕒 July 13, 2026: Residents filed petitions to recall the mayor and most council members.
Built & runningabout 15 miles awayMARA (Marathon) bitcoin mining data center (Granbury area)
Unincorporated Hood County, Hood County
for Marathon (bitcoin mining)
🕒 2023: Marathon Digital bought the Granbury site from Generate Capital for $178.6 million.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Status unclearabout 15 miles awayAmazon 'Project Spectrum' data center campus (Coates Road, near Comanche Peak)
Unincorporated Hood County, Hood County
1,265 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 May 26, 2026: Hood County Commissioners Court accepted the conditional plan, 3-0 (two commissioners ab…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awaySailfish 'Comanche Circle' data center campus (near Tolar)
Unincorporated Hood County, Hood County
2,100 acres
🕒 June 9, 2026: Commissioners Court approved the concept plan without conditions, 3-1.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Somervell County commissioners voted down a proposed pause on data centers. They then voted unanimously for a resolution that opposes building data centers until the state Legislature deals with the issue, possibly in 2027.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Somervell 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 Somervell County: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Texas-new Mexico Power Co. (company) or United Electric Co-op Service 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
- Was the development agreement and tax break finally approved?
- How much water will it use, and from the nuclear plant's lake?
- Will it take power directly from the nuclear plant?