Data Center Projects in Wichita County, Texas

Last verified: October 28, 2026 · 1 tracked project · 3 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks one data center project in Wichita County. This page was added on Oct. 28, 2026, after the tracker's Oct. 28 update.

Skybox PowerCampus Texas (Wichita Falls Business Park). DCD reports Skybox bought 225 acres in the business park from the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation for more than $14.5 million, with an option on about 125 more, and plans up to seven buildings (DCD). Skybox describes a 300+ acre campus of up to 2 million sq ft with private on-site substations for 300+ MW users in Oncor territory, and says it pays 100% of required grid upgrades (company) (Skybox (company)).

Grid dispute at the PUCT. On Oct. 26, 2026, Skybox filed a complaint (PUCT Docket 60431) saying ERCOT wrongly reclassified the project from Base Load to Studied Load in its Batch Zero process; the complaint says ERCOT denied Skybox's dispute Sept. 18 (company filing) (Skybox PUCT complaint). On Oct. 27 an administrative law judge paused the case until Nov. 10, pending the Commission's Nov. 5 open meeting (PUCT Order No. 1).

Jobs and incentives (company claims). Skybox cites 300-500 permanent jobs and 2,000-3,000 construction jobs, and its complaint says it sought no local incentives or tax breaks (Skybox PUCT complaint). Skybox says the campus uses closed-loop cooling (Skybox (company)).

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
Skybox PowerCampus Texas (Wichita Falls Business Park), Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls Business Park)	Skybox Datacenters (with Blue Owl, per Skybox); subsidiary Texas Data Center Campus Power, LLC (PUCT complaint); buyer entity Texas Data Centers Campus LLC (per DCD)	Proposed / in development (ERCOT classification disputed)	225 acres bought, option on ~125 more; up to 7 buildings, first 150,000 sq ft building possibly operational late 2028 (per DCD, citing local press); 300+ acre campus, up to 2M sq ft, 300+ MW private on-site substations (company); MW redacted in the public PUCT complaint	Land: more than $14.5M paid to the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation for 225 acres (per DCD); total investment not stated	Oct 2025 Skybox bought 225 acres in the Wichita Falls Business Park from the Wichita Falls EDC via Texas Data Centers Campus LLC (per DCD) · Nov 4 2025 Skybox closed on the land, ordered substation equipment and began preconstruction (Skybox's PUCT complaint · dates differ from DCD) · Sep 30 2025 interim and Dec 12 2025 full Facilities Extension Agreement with Oncor (Skybox's PUCT complaint) · Feb 2026 Forward Wichita Falls announced Skybox as developer (per DCD) · Sep 3 2026 ERCOT provisionally classified the project (LLI-2233 / BZ-465) as Studied/Allocated Load rather than Base Load in Batch Zero, and denied Skybox's dispute Sep 18 (per complaint) · Oct 26 2026 Skybox filed PUCT Docket 60431 seeking Base Load status · Oct 27 2026 ALJ Order No. 1 abated the case until Nov 10 2026 pending the Commission's Nov 5 open meeting (official)	PUCT filing 1 · PUCT filing 2 · PUCT filing 3 · DCD · Skybox (company)

Recorded benefits and concerns (Skybox PowerCampus Texas (Wichita Falls Business Park)):

Benefits: 300-500 permanent full-time jobs and 2,000-3,000 construction jobs (company claim); Skybox says it sought no local incentives or tax breaks (Skybox PUCT complaint, citing a City of Wichita Falls / Forward Wichita Falls letter)

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

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Oct 27, 2026	Grid/ERCOT	PUCT ALJ Order No. 1 (Docket 60431): protective order entered; case abated until Nov 10 pending the Commission's Nov 5 open meeting.	PUCT filing
Oct 26, 2026	Grid/ERCOT	PUCT Docket 60431: Skybox complaint says ERCOT wrongly reclassified its Wichita Falls data center (BZ-465) from Base Load to Studied Load in Batch Zero.	PUCT filing
Feb 19, 2026	News	DCD: Skybox named developer of Wichita Falls Business Park campus; 225 acres bought from city EDC for >$14.5M; up to 7 buildings.	DCD

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming Wichita County hearings or votes on data centers; the Nov. 5 item is a state utility commission meeting.

Nov. 5, 2026: PUCT open meeting; the Skybox complaint (Docket 60431) is paused until Nov. 10 pending this meeting (PUCT Order No. 1).
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). The tracker doesn't show whether any project in Wichita County has a pending TCEQ permit.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in Wichita County, Texas? One: Skybox PowerCampus Texas (Wichita Falls Business Park) in Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls Business Park), listed as proposed / in development (ERCOT classification disputed).

Is the Wichita Falls data center connected to the grid yet? Not according to the tracker. Skybox's PUCT complaint says it has facilities extension agreements with Oncor, but ERCOT classified the project as Studied Load in Batch Zero, and Skybox is asking the PUCT to change that (company filing) (Skybox PUCT complaint). The case is paused until Nov. 10 (PUCT Order No. 1).

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 state agency filings, company statements and news reports. Company claims and news reports are labeled as such.

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