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FILE #68A81705 · UPDATED 2026-05-14
2500 MW · ANNOUNCED
Microsoft Pecos Texas Data Center (Energy Forge One BTM)
Rumored
Announced
Proposed
Permit filed
Approved
Under construction
Operational
Capacity
2500 MW
≈ 1,900k homes
Operator
Microsoft
Developer · Microsoft (Chevron Energy Forge One co-located power plant; Engine No. 1 co-investor)
Land
—
Location
PECOS
Reeves County, TX
Status
Announced
As of 2026-05-14
§ 03
Officials & their industry receipts
3 TRACKED
Federal officials representing this project's district and what they've taken from data-center / AI / hyperscaler industry sources across cycles.
John Cornyn
U.S. Senator · TX
R
$54k
INDUSTRY $
Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator · TX
R
$25k
INDUSTRY $
Tony Gonzales
U.S. Rep · TX-23
R
$8k
INDUSTRY $
§ GRID
Nearest power sources
The five closest electricity-generating plants on the EIA March 2026 inventory. Hyperscale data center load doesn't appear from nowhere — it's served by whatever generators sit on the grid nearby, and by the new gas / solar / battery builds that follow.
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Local voices
5 STATEMENTS
SUPPORT · 2025-11
“Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Texas will be the centerpiece for AI data centers for Google.”
— Greg Abbott, Gov. · TXSOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-08
“Texas will continue to be the ground zero for AI development. The state offers abundant, low-cost energy and a regulatory environment that invites innovation and growth.”
— Ted Cruz, Sen. · TXSOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-11
“Texas will be the centerpiece for AI data centers for Google. This project will expand Texas' lead nationally for new jobs.”
— Greg Abbott, Gov. · TXSOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-01
“This massive investment in U.S. data centers highlights the importance of cultivating a regulatory environment that invites innovation and growth.”
— Ted Cruz, Sen. · TXSOURCE ↗
NEUTRAL · 2025-06
“I'm unsure Congress would be able to do something that would keep up with the evolving technology.”
— John Cornyn, Sen. · TXSOURCE ↗
§ 08
Industry money in this state
6 PACS TARGETING
Money flowing into the state from AI / data-center / crypto / hyperscaler-aligned super PACs. Not necessarily tied to this project — but the political environment it operates in.
Top 6 · combined budget
$121.40M
American Technology Excellence Project
Budget
$65.00M
Meta-backed bipartisan umbrella project fighting state AI regulation bills across the country. Meta dropped $65M on Super PACs to back pro-AI candidates against Big Tech critics. Funds affiliated PACs in TX (Forge the Future), IL (Making Our Tomorrow), and CA (META CA, California Leads). Lost 3 of 4 IL state legislature races in March 2026 primary despite massive spending.
REPORTING ↗Leading the Future
Budget
$50.30M
Pro-AI industry super PAC pushing rapid AI development and lighter regulation. FEC filings: $50.3M raised, $11M disbursed, $39.3M cash on hand (as of Dec 31, 2025). White House reportedly 'irked' by its formation. Bipartisan -- supports candidates committed to blocking states' ability to enforce AI legislation (framed as 'national regulatory framework'). Lost big in IL: backed Jackson Jr. who lost, spent against Ford and Stratton who won. Wired (April 2026) reported the PAC is paying TikTok influencers to post fear-monger-about-China content framed as support for AI deregulation; the affiliated American Mission PAC ran a Texas primary ad explicitly invoking 'defeat China.' News reports cited $125M as a fundraising goal/pledge; FEC-verified receipts total $50.3M.
REPORTING ↗American Mission PAC
Budget
$5.00M
Affiliate of Leading the Future super PAC network. $5M cash on hand.
REPORTING ↗Protect Progress
Budget
$1.10M
Fairshake-affiliated Super PAC supporting Democratic crypto/tech-friendly candidates. $1M+ in independent expenditures. Cash on hand: $1.1M.
REPORTING ↗Defend American Jobs
Fairshake-affiliated Super PAC supporting Republican crypto/tech-friendly candidates.
REPORTING ↗Build American AI
501(c)(4) nonprofit linked to Leading the Future. Not required to disclose donors.
REPORTING ↗§ 09
Follow the money in Texas
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in TX
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
OR · ON THIS PROJECT