Texas Data Center Watch- Status
- Approved (development agreement with City of McGregor)
- Developer / parties
- Galaxy
- Location
- McGregor industrial park, northeast of the SpaceX facility (news), McLennan County
- Size
- About 500 acres; initial phase expected to reach 74 MW, potential multi-hundred-MW campus (company)
- Reported benefits
- Estimated minimum of $130 million added to the local property tax base (company)
- Concerns / impacts
- Council members raised water capacity questions (news)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Milestones
- Jun 2026 McGregor City Council approved plans
- Galaxy calls it Project Merlin (KWTX, Jun 24 2026)
- Galaxy acquired ~500 acres under a development agreement with the city and signed a utility services agreement for interconnection facilities
- first power expected in 2028 (company)
Linked power & water
Power
- Company claim Galaxy-funded private substation; utility interconnection agreement: Galaxy signed a services agreement with the utility for interconnection facilities; initial phase 74 MW, power expected 2028 (Galaxy). Galaxy's presentation says it will fund, build and operate its own substation (KWTX). galaxy.com ↗
Water
- Company claim Closed-loop cooling; Galaxy funds added water infrastructure: Closed-loop cooling that recirculates water; Galaxy will fund additional water infrastructure under the development agreement (Galaxy). KWTX reports capped water use. galaxy.com ↗
Related records
2026-06-24
City council News report
KWTX: McGregor City Council approved Galaxy's Project Merlin data center on 500 acres in the industrial park.
Source: kwtx.com ↗Sources
- Company claim galaxy.com
- News report kwtx.com
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