Texas utility considered only gas power for Meta's $10 billion data center

An El Paso utility evaluated only natural gas to supply electricity for Meta's 1-gigawatt data center, raising questions about renewable energy alternatives even as Texas pauses new data center permitting.

First covered Sep 24, 2026 · 3:35 PM PT · 1 article

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2d Inside Climate News Texas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center — EL PASO—While Texas officials have hit pause on data center permitting, one project is still moving ahead: Meta’s $10 billion, 1-gigawatt data center in…

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interchange.puc.texas.gov 59076 176 1686197 (interchange.puc.texas.gov)

More coverage from around the web

texastribune.org Plan to run El Paso data center on natural gas sparks concern

elpasomatters.org El Paso Meta data center calls for $473 million gas-powered power plant - El Paso Matters

argusmedia.com Meta funds El Paso nat gas plant as interim power fix | Latest Market News

datacenterdynamics.com Meta to deploy 366MW of modular gas units to power 1GW data center in El Paso, Texas - DCD

elpasomatters.org Inside the power deal behind Meta’s El Paso data center now at $10 billion - El Paso Matters

Appeared in: 2026-09-25 (#12)

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