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Project Roman (Google-operated data center north of Hereford)

Google (operator, per ABC7 Amarillo); Intersect (adjacent solar and wind, news); IP Roman III Gas, LLC (gas plant air permit applicant, TCEQ)

Status
Proposed; construction expected to begin summer 2026 (news)
Developer / parties
Google (operator, per ABC7 Amarillo); Intersect (adjacent solar and wind, news); IP Roman III Gas, LLC (gas plant air permit applicant, TCEQ)
Location
About 22 miles north of Hereford (news); Roman Energy Center 'outside of Hereford' (TCEQ), Deaf Smith County
Size
3,700 acres (news); Roman Energy Center: 640 natural gas-fired generator engines plus 25 diesel emergency engines (TCEQ application); ERCOT lists Aurelius 3 Natural Gas, 1,275 MW, IP Roman III Gas, LLC (official)
Reported benefits
2,500 construction jobs and 90 permanent jobs expected (news)
Concerns / impacts
Residents raised water use and housing costs (news)
Last verified
2026-10-18

Milestones

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

  1. Jun 15 2026 IP Roman III Gas, LLC submitted TCEQ air permit application 184403 / PSDTX1712 / GHGPSDTX276 for the Roman Energy Center (TCEQ)
  2. Jul 15 2026 Google, Intersect and Blattner held a public meeting in Hereford
  3. completion expected by fall 2028 (ABC7 Amarillo)

Linked power & water

Power

  • Official record Roman Energy Center gas engines (TCEQ 184403): IP Roman III Gas, LLC applied Jun 15 2026 for 640 natural gas-fired generator engines and 25 diesel emergency engines at the Roman Energy Center outside Hereford (TCEQ). tceq.texas.gov ↗
  • Official record ERCOT queue: Aurelius gas and solar (IP Roman entities): ERCOT GIS report (Sept 2026): Aurelius 3 Natural Gas (29INR0361, IP Roman III Gas, LLC, 1,275 MW); Aurelius 2 Solar (29INR0009, IP Roman, LLC, 445.4 MW); Aurelius 3 Solar (29INR0011, IP Roman III, LLC, 445.4 MW); all Deaf Smith County. ercot.com ↗
  • News report Intersect solar and wind farm: Intersect acquired land beside the project to build a solar and wind farm to power the data center (ABC7 Amarillo). abc7amarillo.com ↗

Water

  • News report Closed loop; Santa Rosa aquifer instead of Ogallala: County Judge DJ Wagner: closed-loop system, with safeguards using the Santa Rosa aquifer in lieu of the Ogallala (ABC7 Amarillo). abc7amarillo.com ↗

Power and water projects tied to this data center: on-site or dedicated generation, utility and grid capacity deals, substations, water supply, reclaimed water and wastewater permits. Each item is labeled by source type.

Related records

2026-07-15
News News report Deaf Smith County · Project Roman (Google-operated data center north of Hereford)

ABC7 Amarillo: hundreds attend Hereford meeting on Google-operated Project Roman; county judge says closed loop using the Santa Rosa aquifer.

Source: abc7amarillo.com ↗
2026-06-15
TCEQ permit Official record Deaf Smith County · Project Roman (Google-operated data center north of Hereford)

IP Roman III Gas, LLC submitted TCEQ air application 184403 for the Roman Energy Center outside Hereford: 640 gas-fired generator engines and 25 diesel emergency engines.

Source: tceq.texas.gov ↗

Sources

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