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BT Aycock data center (east of Princeton)
BT Aycock Data Center LLC (Farmers Branch); records show ties to Belltown Power; Solstice Data water report (news)
- Status
- Early stage (city says preliminary inquiry; no city application)
- Developer / parties
- BT Aycock Data Center LLC (Farmers Branch); records show ties to Belltown Power; Solstice Data water report (news)
- Location
- 680 CR 561, just east of Princeton, outside city limits (news), Collin County
- Size
- Nearly 50 acres in two tracts (news); 'AI compute campus' (Solstice Data report, via news)
- Concerns / impacts
- Residents raised questions about the well (news)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Milestones
- Jun 9 2026 North Texas Groundwater Conservation District unanimously approved a well permit for BT Aycock Data Center LLC (Princeton Herald; Dallas News)
- Oct 2026 City of Princeton said it had received no formal application (Dallas News)
Linked power & water
Water
- News report Woodbine Aquifer well, 150 gpm (North Texas GCD permit): Well permit approved Jun 9 2026: 150 gpm; 5.56 million gallons through 2028 for construction, then 1.65 million gallons a year (Princeton Herald; Dallas News). Solstice Data report says cooling does not consume water in normal operation (via Dallas News). princetonherald.com ↗
Related records
2026-06-09
News News report
North Texas GCD approved a well permit for BT Aycock Data Center LLC: 150 gpm from the Woodbine Aquifer (Princeton Herald, Aug 28 2026).
Source: princetonherald.com ↗Sources
- News report princetonherald.com
- News report dallasnews.com
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