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Project North (Buck Nail Ranch)

Bolt Data & Energy (abatement applicant: Bolt North Holdco LLC, via Merit Advisors)

Status
Proposed (abatement application under review)
Developer / parties
Bolt Data & Energy (abatement applicant: Bolt North Holdco LLC, via Merit Advisors)
Location
Buck Nail Ranch, about 16 miles west of Albany (KTXS), Shackelford County
Size
Not disclosed; company has not confirmed size, water demand, jobs or timeline (KTXS)
Investment
Estimated $8.8B (abatement application, per Albany News)
Reported benefits
Bolt says the project would generate its own power (KTXS)
Concerns / impacts
Traffic and safety, rent and utility costs (residents, KTXS); water, roads, emergency services and power generation questions at town hall (Albany News)
Last verified
2026-10-05

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

  1. Jul 13 2026 agenda: hear from Merit Advisors about the prospective Bolt project (official)
  2. Aug 10 2026 agenda: consider Merit Advisors' property tax abatement application for a proposed data center on the recently procured Buck Nail Ranch (official)
  3. court delayed action (Albany News)
  4. Aug 12 2026 town hall at Albany High School, more than 100 residents (Albany News; KTXS)
  5. Aug 24 2026 agenda: legal representation for the Merit Advisors/Bolt Energy abatement application (official)
  6. Monday before Sep 17 2026 court unanimously accepted Bolt North Holdco LLC's abatement application and moved to create a citizen advisory committee for negotiations (Albany News)
  7. Sep 28 2026 agenda: executive session on the Citizens Advisory Committee for an abatement agreement with Bolt North Holdco, LLC (official). Commissioners have not approved the project (KTXS, Aug 13 2026). Separate from Vantage Frontier

Related records

2026-09-28
Commissioners court News report Shackelford County · Project North (Buck Nail Ranch)

Agenda: executive session on Citizens Advisory Committee for developing an abatement agreement with Bolt North Holdco, LLC.

Source: shackelfordcounty.org ↗
2026-08-13
News News report Shackelford County · Project North (Buck Nail Ranch)

KTXS: town hall on Bolt Data and Energy's Project North, Buck Nail Ranch 16 miles west of Albany; not yet approved.

Source: ktxs.com ↗
2026-08-10
Commissioners court News report Shackelford County · Project North (Buck Nail Ranch)

Agenda: court to consider Merit Advisors' tax abatement application for proposed data center on Buck Nail Ranch; action delayed (Albany News).

Source: shackelfordcounty.org ↗

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