Fort Worth City Council approved zoning changes and a revised site plan for 187 acres of Black Mountain's planned $10 billion data center campus in southeast Fort Worth, near Lon Stephenson Road and Forest Hill Drive. The revised plan has taller buildings (up to 70 feet) but about half the floor space, with more than 300 feet between buildings and nearby homes. The vote was reported as 7-4.

Aug 25, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to start the process for a 90-day pause on new data centers. The first public hearing is set for November 10, 2026, and the city lists February 16, 2027 as the likely date for the final vote. Existing sites and projects already in the pipeline would not be covered.

Aug 11, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules

Fort Worth City Council adopted new application requirements for data centers, including showing state power grid approval before applying for city permits, and new water and wastewater design rules. It also created a Data Center and Infrastructure Commission, with 11 voting members, to study power, water, land use and money effects. Its report is due November 3, 2026.

Aug 11, 2026Source

✋ Turned down

Fort Worth's Zoning Commission voted 7-4 to recommend against proposed data center zoning rules, saying it had too little time to review them. The rules would have kept data centers 250 feet from homes and only in industrial areas.

July 8, 2026Source

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Fort Worth City: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Tri-county Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Denton County Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) 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

How much power will it use?
Who is the tenant? One newspaper called it an Amazon data center.
How much city water will it use each day?
Will there be on-site gas power or diesel generators?
Has the City Council voted on the tax break since March 2026?
How much power will it use?
Who is the tenant?
How much power will the whole campus use when done?
How much water does it use?
How many buildings in total?
How much water will it use?
Is the first building running?
How much water will it use?

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5 data center projects in Fort Worth City

In Fort Worth City

Black Mountain data center campus (southeast Fort Worth)

Edged data center (Veale Ranch, west Fort Worth)

QTS Fort Worth campus expansion (FTW1, 14100 Park Vista Blvd.)

CyrusOne DFW7 campus (Asphalt Drive, Fort Worth)

Prime Data Centers DFW04 campus (Aledo Road and Chapin School Road)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Provident data center (old Santander site, Rufe Snow Drive)

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved