Texas, ECL and data center
ECL says it will build a 1GW hydrogen-powered AI data center in Texas, with Lambda as its first tenant
Data center startup ECL claims that it will build a 1GW AI data center on a more than 600-acre site east of Houston, Texas, powered by hydrogen. The TerraSite-TX1 will initially have a capacity of 50MW, coming next summer, at a cost of around $450 million. AI cloud provider Lambda will be the first customer, but is not taking the whole 50MW.
Hydrogen-powered data center planned for Texas
California-based data center developer ECL is incorporating hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage into its projects to enable a completely self-contained generating capacity, even to the point of being grid free.
The Hydrogen Stream: ECL to build 1 GW hydrogen AI data center in Texas
ECL says it will build a 1 GW hydrogen-powered AI factory data center in Houston, Texas, with Lambda as its first tenant. The initial $450 million phase is scheduled for completion in summer 2025.
California-based ECL planning $8B hydrogen-powered data center near Houston
A California company is planning an $8 billion data center project that aims to circumvent a growing criticism of such facilities.
ECL Announces World’s First 1 Gigawatt Off-Grid, Hydrogen-Powered AI Factory Data Center
Data Center-as-a-Service pioneer ECL, which unveiled the world’s first off-grid, sustainable, modular, built-to-suit data center on June 20, 2024, today announced that it will build the first fully sustainable 1GW AI Factory data center – ECL TerraSite-TX1 on a 600+ acre site east of Houston,
Texas, embrace data centers
Data centers represent a significant growth opportunity for Texas, providing thousands of jobs and millions in economic ...
Texas politicians and Biden weigh regulating the energy-guzzling industry as data centers pop up
At a city council meeting in Fort Worth last week, residents and developers clashed over plans to build a sprawling data ...
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As Data Centers Grow, Texas Politicians Weigh Energy Regulations
Tensions have grown as developers in Texas and around the country rush to build data centers to serve an increasingly ...
Dallas firm plans $300 million expansion to Red Oak data center campus
Dallas’ Compass Datacenters has plans for three more data centers at its campus in Ellis County. The hyperscale and cloud-oriented data center company will add three facilities in Red Oak. The ...
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Rpower and Wise Asset to offer natural gas-powered land to data center developers in Texas
Wise Asset, via affiliates including Cocanougher Asset Management, is a major US landowner with over 200,000 acres in its ...
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Texas Politicians Weigh Energy Regulation to Accommodate Data Centers
Data centers like the proposed one that sparked controversy in Fort Worth last week are putting a strain on power grids and ...
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Prospective Burns Harbor data center developer 'slowing down' approach, planning further engagement
Provident Realty Advisors, the company behind a proposed Burns Harbor data center, will delay the approval process for its ...
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Data center boom spurs need for better planning, prefab
DPR’s Andy Kirby talks with Construction Dive about offsite construction, labor and the use of tech in data center builds.
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Serverfarm acquires two data center campuses in Houston, Texas
Serverfarm, a global data center developer and operator, has acquired two data center campuses in Houston, Texas. The ...
Cipher Mining Shares Rise After Closing of Texas Data Center Acquisition
Cipher Mining shares were up 11% to $3.33 after the company completed its purchase of the Barber Lake data center in west Texas for a cash payment of $67.5 million and a variable fee of $3/MWh for the ...