Texas regulators have issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to a developer building a massive and sprawling ranch of gas power plants and data centers in west Texas.
Pacifico Energy, an investor-owned infrastructure company, called its 7.65 gigawatt GW Ranch in Pecos County “the largest power project in the United States.GW Ranch is now the largest fully permitted power-for-AI data center campus in the U.S. With strong local support and a focus on sustainable development, GW Ranch will drive economic growth, support local industries, and help the U.S. maintain its position as a world leader in AI innovation.
Founded in 2009, Pacifico has developed, owned, and operated more than 1,750 MW of utility-scale, distributed, and prime generation power projects. Headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California, with offices in Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, Pacifico is advancing its 10 GW development pipeline. In the U.S., Pacifico is developing 8,000 MW of private grid projects supporting AI-Infrastructure or datacenter needs, in addition to an existing C&I portfolio. In the Asia-Pacific region, Pacifico is progressing with wind, solar, and battery energy projects.
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