Core Scientific details conditional power approvals at three Texas sites
Core Scientific’s September 10 disclosure distinguishes existing power, expansion power and conditional approvals at Denton, Pecos and Hunt. Pecos still awaits its final Batch Zero allocation and load ramp.
ERCOT's June 18 explanation describes Batch Zero as the first group under a process that studies qualified large loads of at least 75 MW together. The aim is to assess combined demand, allocate grid capacity and identify transmission work. That context helps explain why a project classification and a final electricity delivery commitment answer different questions. Source 2 explains the framework; Source 1 contains Core Scientific's site disclosures as of September 10.
Denton: distinguish existing power from the increment
Denton's existing 297 MW is conditionally classified under Pathway (a) outside Batch Zero. A further 74 MW was validated in ERCOT's 2025 transmission planning cases and also sits outside that process. The additional amount is described as power to be energized. Treating the combined figure as newly delivered power would lose that distinction.
Pecos: final allocation still matters
Pecos has 300 MW of existing power conditionally classified under Pathway (b), plus 300 MW of expansion conditionally classified as studied load. Core Scientific reports submitted documentation and posted collateral, but says its final allocation and load ramp await completion of Batch Zero.
Hunt: evidence of progress, with conditions remaining
Hunt's planned 431 MW carries conditional Pathway (e) classification. The company reports completed interconnection studies, an approved stability study, collateral, equipment orders and construction activity. These details provide more evidence of project advancement than an initial site announcement alone.
Our analysis: compare milestones before comparing megawatts
For a buyer choosing between Texas facilities, we would build a separate delivery timeline for each proposed block of capacity. Ask which approvals apply to the exact block being quoted, what work remains, who controls that work, and when the operator will commit to customer acceptance. A campus can have a mixture of existing service and future expansion. An answer about one portion should not be assumed to apply to every building.
The distinction also matters when negotiating a phased deployment. If an initial phase is available sooner than an expansion phase, a buyer should understand how the contract handles that sequence. Useful questions include whether later phases have firm dates, whether deposits depend on milestones, and what options exist if the power ramp changes. Those are recommended diligence questions, not disclosed terms of Core Scientific's customer agreements.
Electrical power is only one part of a usable capacity offer
Our reading is that the disclosed electrical figures should be kept separate from a customer's required IT load. Buyers should request a written reconciliation between site power, facility operating requirements and the capacity promised to their equipment. They should also verify cooling suitability, redundancy, commissioning and connectivity for their particular deployment rather than assume those requirements are covered by a grid classification.
A useful provider comparison would show the evidence date, the relevant power block, the expected service date and the conditions attached to each commitment. That approach helps a buyer compare offers on the same basis and identify where a delivery claim still depends on an external decision. This article describes the September disclosure; it is not a live inventory of available Texas capacity.
What remains unknown
The cited update does not disclose colocation pricing, capacity available to new customers or a final delivery schedule for each power block. Pecos explicitly awaits its final allocation and load ramp. Buyers need current written confirmation from the operator before relying on any of these figures for procurement.
Alliant Energy said on October 29, 2026 that its Iowa and Wisconsin utilities, Interstate Power and Light (IPL) and Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), have 3.4 gigawatts of contracted demand from data centers, and it raised its 2027 to 2030 capital expenditure forecast by 19% to $15.9 billion. Its quarterly report, filed October 30, 2026, adds that WPL has asked Wisconsin regulators to approve a large load tariff requiring a 15 year initial service term for customers of 100 MW or more, and that IPL filed in October 2026 for Iowa approval of an individual customer rate for another data center. The 3.4 GW is contracted demand, not critical IT load. [Source 1] [Source 2]
Interstate Power and Light (Iowa) and Wisconsin Power and Light (Wisconsin) service territories; specific sites not disclosed · Contracted demand of 3.4 GW (utility contracted demand, not IT load) as of October 29, 2026. WPL individual customer rate Approved by the PSCW in June 2026 with conditions; WPL large load tariff (15 year term, 100 MW threshold) Proposed September 2026, decision expected first half of 2027; IPL individual customer rate Proposed October 2026, decision expected first quarter of 2027.
A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) filing created October 27, 2026 registers Clocktower NWB 05, a single story data center building with an office component of 288,355 square feet at 4628 Four Corners Road, Quanah, in Hardeman County. The owner is listed as 19000-200 Holdings, LLC of Dallas. The registration lists an estimated cost of $8,000,000,000 and construction from November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028. No tenant is assigned. [Source 1]
4628 Four Corners Road, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas · Proposed (TDLR accessibility registration created October 27, 2026; listed construction November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028). Not a building permit. No tenant assigned. No megawatt figure disclosed.
TerraVolt Holdings said in a Form 8-K filed October 30, 2026 that on October 26, 2026 it entered two option agreements, dated October 23, 2026, to buy about 1,077 acres in Cassia County, Idaho, outside the town of Declo, at $30,000 per acre. TerraVolt says it intends to develop the site as a master-planned, behind the meter digital infrastructure campus designed to support an initial 240 MW of dedicated on-site power generation. That figure is generation capacity, not critical IT load. The options expire October 23, 2027, with a paid six month extension available. [Source 1] [Source 2]
Cassia County, Idaho, outside Declo, near State Highway 81 and Interstate 84 · Announced campus plan with land under option, as of October 30, 2026. Options on about 1,077 acres at $30,000 per acre expire October 23, 2027 (extendable six months). Initial 240 MW of planned on-site generation (generation capacity, not IT load). Permitting and design still to come.
