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Abilene, TX · Taylor County · 32.449°N 99.733°W

Stargate Abilene

OpenAI / Oracle / Crusoe

Under constructionAI-specificReported

Key facts

Location
Abilene, TX, Taylor County
Capacity
1,200 MW planned
Powered by
grid (AEP Texas)
Announced
2025-01-21
Last updated

Civic impact

Economics

Investment
$3.5B
Land
800 acres

Energy & water

Energy source
Mixed · Utility: AEP Texas
Cooling
Closed-loop

Epoch AI: power currently supplied by a mix of on-site natural gas and grid power within AEP's service territory; operator has cited plans for on-site and regional green generation.

Direct-to-chip liquid cooling with a zero-water-evaporation closed-loop system (per Measured AI, ~12,625 gallons per building per year). Mayor stated the facility would use less than 1% of Abilene's daily water. reportedMgd omitted — only per-building annual volume disclosed.

Public subsidies

Community sentiment

Mixed

Abilene City Council unanimously approved the abatement; Taylor County sought additional citizen input before finalizing. Residents raised concerns about energy reliability and possible groundwater contamination, and an opposition group (saveabilene.com) formed, alongside broad local economic support. The abatement contractually requires 357 permanent jobs at a minimum $57,600 salary.

Taylor County residents raise concerns on tax breaks at commissioners meeting

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Announced as flagship Stargate campus at White House event; $500B national AI infrastructure commitment

    Announcing the Stargate Project — OpenAI
  2. Under construction

    Ground broken; Crusoe providing infrastructure; ~4 of 8 buildings reported operational by late 2025

    Stargate LLC — Wikipedia

Location

Sources & data provenance

Reported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.

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