GW Ranch
AI data center in Fort Stockton, TX, United States: permitted.
- Location: Fort Stockton, TX, United States
- Developer: Pacifico Energy
- Tenant: Amazon Web Services
- Status: permitted
GW Ranch is a AI data center project located in Fort Stockton, TX, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by Pacifico Energy for tenant Amazon Web Services. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across TX, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Amazon is the tenant behind the 8,000+ acre Pecos County campus and is paying the full cost of up to 7.65 GW of on-site gas generation. The TCEQ approved the air permit in January 2026, per the Texas Tribune. Pacifico's project page targets first power in Q1 2027, 1 GW in 2028 and 5+ GW by 2031.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is GW Ranch?
- GW Ranch is an AI data center project in Fort Stockton, Texas tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
- Where is GW Ranch?
- GW Ranch is in Fort Stockton, Texas. Every tracked Texas campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/texas.
- Who is building GW Ranch?
- Pacifico Energy is developing GW Ranch, with Amazon Web Services named as the tenant.
- When will GW Ranch come online?
- The next building at GW Ranch is expected online 2027-03. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Amazon to run West Texas data center on massive gas plant (eenews.net · press · 2026-08-11)
- Data Center Knowledge (datacenterknowledge.com · press · 2026-08-17)
- Big Bend Sentinel (bigbendsentinel.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- KCBD (kcbd.com · press · 2026-08-17)