Data Center Projects in Cottle County, Texas

Last verified: November 9, 2026 · 1 tracked project · 4 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks one data center project in Cottle County. This page was added on Nov. 9, 2026, after the tracker's Nov. 9 update.

Project Matter (RS 70 Land Holdings Reinvestment Zone). The county's Notice of Tax Abatement Consideration (posted Oct. 5) describes a 96 MW data center building and a 180 MW behind-the-meter power plant (gas turbine, substation and battery storage), with estimated improvements of about $1.113 billion ($912 million data center build-out, $201.096 million power production). The applicant is RS 70 Land Holdings, LLC (official) (Cottle County notice). The notice doesn't name Aetheris; news reports name Aetheris as the developer of the same project. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the project is on LDS Church-owned Triangle Ranch land, with a first phase of 729 acres and up to 4,252 acres in all, and that the county judge says residents' views are divided (news) (Salt Lake Tribune).

Abatement. Texas Construction Hub reports Aetheris seeks an abatement of up to 10 years and that water would come from outside the county (news and company claim; the agreement itself was not seen) (Texas Construction Hub). The county calendar lists a Public Hearing on Tax Abatement Consideration at Commissioners Court in Paducah on Nov. 9 at 9:30 a.m. (Cottle County calendar). The tracker has not found the outcome. No TCEQ air permit for the power plant has been found.

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
Project Matter (RS 70 Land Holdings Reinvestment Zone, Triangle Ranch), ~15 mi east of Paducah (per news)	Aetheris (developer, per news); RS 70 Land Holdings, LLC (lease holder and abatement applicant, county notice); landowners Farmland Reserve Inc and Paducah 324, LLC (county notice)	Proposed / in development	96 MW data center building + 180 MW behind-the-meter power plant (gas turbine, substation, BESS) (county notice); Phase 1 729 acres, up to 4,252 acres incl. up to 3,710 leased from Farmland Reserve and 542 from another landowner (Aetheris filings via SL Tribune; matches Exhibit A parcel sums)	~$1.113B estimated improvements: $912M data center build-out + $201.096M power production (county notice)	May 2026 Aetheris town hall at Paducah High School (county judge via SL Tribune) · Oct 5 2026 county posted Notice of Tax Abatement Consideration (county certification) · Oct 19 and Oct 26 2026 Aetheris open letters to residents (via SL Tribune) · Nov 9 2026, 9:30 a.m. Commissioners Court public hearing and possible action on a Ch. 312 abatement agreement with RS 70 Land Holdings, LLC (county notice and calendar · outcome pending). The county notice does not name Aetheris · news reports name Aetheris as the developer of the same 96 MW / 180 MW project. Abatement term up to 10 years (per Texas Construction Hub · agreement not seen)	Cottle County notice 1 · Cottle County notice 2 · Salt Lake Tribune · Texas Construction Hub

Recorded benefits and concerns (Project Matter (RS 70 Land Holdings Reinvestment Zone, Triangle Ranch)):

• Benefits: Aetheris letters promise payments to county funds for roads, emergency services, library, cemetery and schools; amount not stated (company claim, via SL Tribune / Texas Construction Hub). End user confidential (company)
• Concerns: Water and electricity: Aetheris says no demand on local water or electricity and 100% of water sourced from outside Cottle County (company claim, Oct 19 letter via SL Tribune); county judge says residents have "a lot of concerns" (SL Tribune); area in drought/abnormally dry (SL Tribune)

Sources for each project are linked in the table. Figures labeled "company" come from the developer.

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Nov 9, 2026	Commissioners court	County calendar: Nov 9, 9:30 a.m. Public Hearing on Tax Abatement Consideration at Commissioners Court, Paducah; outcome pending.	Cottle County notice
Nov 7, 2026	News	Texas Construction Hub: Aetheris seeks up-to-10-year Ch. 312 abatement for 96 MW Project Matter; water to come from outside county (company).	Texas Construction Hub
Nov 6, 2026	News	SL Tribune: Aetheris Project Matter on LDS Church-owned Triangle Ranch land; Phase 1 729 acres, up to 4,252; residents' views divided (judge).	Salt Lake Tribune
Oct 5, 2026	Tax abatement	County notice (posted Oct 5): Nov 9 hearing on Ch. 312 abatement for RS 70 Land Holdings; 96 MW data center, 180 MW gas plant, ~$1.113B.	Cottle County notice

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no other recorded upcoming Cottle County hearings or votes on data centers.

• Nov. 9, 2026, 9:30 a.m. (outcome not yet found): Cottle County Commissioners Court public hearing on tax abatement consideration, Paducah (Cottle County calendar).
• Statewide permit pause: Under the Governor's Sept. 21 order halting permits sought by data centers (Governor's office), TCEQ sent its Oct. 19 compliance letter: it says permits for infrastructure directly supporting data centers are paused, pending applications are being screened, and claimed authorizations are suspended where possible (TCEQ letter). The Texas Tribune reported Oct. 20 that TCEQ says stormwater permits flagged by Public Citizen were suspended (Texas Tribune). On Oct. 21 TCEQ posted that its STEERS e-filing system for automatic authorizations is temporarily shut down so staff can check whether applications relate to data centers (TCEQ STEERS notice); the Texas Tribune reports a spokesman said applications must be physically provided (Texas Tribune, Oct. 21). When re-checked Oct. 29, TCEQ's STEERS page still said e-filing was down and that TCEQ expects the staff-review change to be done in mid-November (TCEQ STEERS page). The tracker doesn't show whether any project in Cottle County has a pending TCEQ permit.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in Cottle County, Texas? One: Project Matter (RS 70 Land Holdings Reinvestment Zone, Triangle Ranch) in ~15 mi east of Paducah (per news), listed as proposed / in development.

Did Cottle County approve the Project Matter abatement? The tracker has not found the outcome of the Nov. 9, 2026 hearing. The county notice lists the hearing and possible action on a Chapter 312 abatement agreement with RS 70 Land Holdings, LLC (Cottle County notice).

How big is Project Matter? The county notice describes a 96 MW data center building and a 180 MW behind-the-meter power plant, with estimated improvements of about $1.113 billion (Cottle County notice). News reports give the first phase as 729 acres and up to 4,252 acres in all (Salt Lake Tribune).

Where does this information come from? Every fact on this page comes from the sources linked in the project table and record timeline, such as county notices, company statements and news reports. Company claims and news reports are labeled as such.

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