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Advanced Energy Campus (Fermi America)

Announced

Fermi America · Carson County, TX

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Summary

Advanced Energy Campus (Fermi America) in Carson County, TX is planned at 17.0 GW and about $50 billion, and is announced, with a 2027 target as of October 2026. It ranks 1st of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 16% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is press reported. Confidence is low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate. Malachi.Energy tracks 12 mega projects in Texas in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

17.0 GW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$50 billion

Press reported

Status

Announced

As of October 2026

Target year

2027

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Developer disclosed
Investment basis
Press reported
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 5 miles from the nearest 345 kV transmission line, owned by Southwestern Public Service Co., per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. No line rated 230 kV or higher passes within 5 miles of the campus. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Campus footprint identified. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: OpenStreetMap way 1499663757 'Fermi Matador' (landuse=construction).
Confidence
Low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source
Bisnow, August 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Project Matador, the Texas panhandle campus now marketed at 17 GW with roughly 6 GW permitted. TensorWave signed a 15-year, $6.5B lease for the first 222 MW building in August 2026, with deliveries staged for the second half of 2027. Satellite imagery through spring 2026 showed land clearing, not vertical construction.

Location

Site
Carson County, TX
Coordinates
35.29, -101.58
State directory
Data centers in Texas (215 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Texas

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Advanced Energy Campus (Fermi America) (Carson County, TX). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/fermi-america-carson

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Advanced Energy Campus (Fermi America) (Carson County, TX)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: Press reported.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/fermi-america-carson}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: press reported. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.