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5 tracked AI data center projects in Ellis County, Texas, 2.4 GW of disclosed planned capacity across 3 of them. Status: 1 partially operational, 3 under construction, 1 pre-construction.

5Tracked projects
2.4 GWDisclosed capacity
6Operators
2.52MW per sq mi935.8 sq mi of land

Status

  • 1 Partially operational
  • 3 Under construction
  • 1 Pre-construction

Power strategy

  • 4 ERCOT grid
  • 1 Renewable-matched

Projects

  • PowerHouse–Provident Grand Prairie Campus Under construction · 1.8 GW · Grand Prairie (northern Ellis County, DFW)

    The biggest pure-grid play in the Metroplex core: a 1.8 GW, ~810-acre campus between Dallas and Fort Worth from the PowerHouse-Provident joint venture, with its first half-gigawatt already through ERCOT approval.

  • DataBank Red Oak Campus Under construction · 300 MW · Red Oak

    An eight-building data center campus on nearly 300 acres in Red Oak, Ellis County, about 20 miles south of Dallas. DataBank says the first four buildings, DFW9 through DFW12, are fully leased to an unnamed AI company, with DFW9 due online in July 2026. The campus draws on a 400 MW Oncor substation for up to 300 MW of critical IT power. A January 2026 state filing puts a further $325 million of work on DFW13, running to December 2027.

  • Compass Datacenters Red Oak (DFW III) Partially operational · 262 MW · Red Oak

    One of the biggest operating campuses in the state, Compass's Red Oak site anchors Ellis County's claim as DFW's hyperscale back lot, with phases still rising.

  • Google Midlothian & Red Oak Expansion Under construction · — · Midlothian / Red Oak

    Google's original Texas beachheads (Midlothian and Red Oak in Ellis County) are both expanding as the fourth leg of the $40B program alongside the three new rural campuses.

  • Compass Datacenters Red Oak II Pre-construction · — · Red Oak

    Compass's second Red Oak campus, and the one the town fought: 830 acres on the east side rezoned past midnight on a 4-1 council vote, over its own planning board's recommendation and a room full of neighbours, with the county tax break withdrawn weeks later.