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Circle T Data Center (Circle T Ranch DAL130 Campus)
PowerHouse Data Centers (per Dallas News; PowerHouse presentation); owner Circle T Owner LP (TDLR)
- Status
- Registered (TDLR); litigation pending
- Developer / parties
- PowerHouse Data Centers (per Dallas News; PowerHouse presentation); owner Circle T Owner LP (TDLR)
- Location
- Westlake (13572 N. Main St.), Tarrant County
- Size
- Four buildings on ~88 acres (Dallas News); 94 net developable acres, 300 MW / Oncor (PowerHouse presentation to Westlake P&Z, Aug 4 2026; company figure); TDLR: DAL130 data center building 224,152 sq ft, auxiliary water building 5,000 sq ft, access control building 1,500 sq ft
- Investment
- TDLR est. costs: data center building $83M; auxiliary water building $45M; access control building $15M
- Concerns / impacts
- Keller HOA, two individuals and the City of Keller allege zoning and notice violations, incl. an omitted 150-ft setback/buffer (lawsuit, per CBS Texas); Keller residents say the site is hundreds of feet from their homes (Dallas News)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-05
Milestones
- Aug 4 2026 Westlake Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the data center (Dallas News)
- Aug 17 2026 judge issued a TRO forcing the Town Council to table a vote linked to the project
- Sep 25 2026 TRO dissolved and hearing set for Oct 23 2026 on whether plaintiffs have standing (Dallas News; CBS Texas)
- Oct 2 2026 three DAL130 buildings registered with TDLR (start Dec 1 2026, completion Jun 1 2027). TDLR address matches the PowerHouse Circle T presentation. Westlake says the land has been zoned commercial/industrial since 1998 (Dallas News)
Related records
2026-10-02
Building registration (TDLR) Official record
TDLR TABS: 'DAL130 – Data Center', 224,152 sq ft, est. $83M, Circle T Ranch DAL130 Campus, Westlake; owner Circle T Owner LP.
Source: tdlr.texas.gov ↗2026-09-25
Lawsuit News report
Judge dissolves TRO in Keller HOA/City of Keller suit against Westlake over Circle T Data Center; standing hearing set Oct 23 (Dallas News).
Source: dallasnews.com ↗Sources
- Official record tdlr.texas.gov
- Official record tdlr.texas.gov
- Official record tdlr.texas.gov
- News report dallasnews.com
- News report cbsnews.com
- News report westlake-tx.org
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