Everything is bigger in Texas. No, we’re not referring to their big hats, hair, or attitudes. Not only does Texas have an enormous geographical area (a whopping total area of 268,820 square miles), and an impressive 550 Guinness World Records, but it will soon be the hub for a 50,000-acre hydrogen project. It is said that this hub will be the world’s largest green-powered data center. If that is not something worth bragging about, we do not know what is. We see you Texas, we see you.
This is what the largest green-powered data center entails
Energy Abundance Development Corp recently announced they are constructing a massive 50,000-acre data center hub near Laredo, in southwest Texas. They dubbed this data center hub “Data City.” Data City will be powered entirely by 100 percent green energy around the clock. This data center hub of up to 5GW will utilize its own behind-the-meter power supply.
The project will be developed in multiple phases. They plan on starting with 300 megawatts of power and 1 million square feet of data center space in 2026, eventually expanding to 5 gigawatts of power and over 15 million square feet of leasable space. The company did not specify when it expects to reach the full 5GW build-out.
Hydrogen will be the clean energy of the project
The data centers will initially be powered by natural gas produced in Texas, then the company plans to transition to 100 percent green hydrogen sourced from its hydrogen salt dome storage facility. Energy Abundance Development Corporation is planning another project adjacent to the Data City site. This project, known as Hydrogen City, will eventually power Data City by supplying hydrogen as clean energy. Hydrogen City’s first phase is not set to come online until 2028.
This addresses the challenge of securing reliable, low-cost power for large-scale data centers while reducing their environmental impact. Hydrogen has gained popularity as a promising source of clean energy for data centers but is presently expensive and difficult to procure. In the meantime, Data City will utilize some behind-the-meter renewable energy – wind and solar power – as well as natural gas, a fossil fuel-based energy source.
More comments on the hydrogen project’s future
Brian Maxwell, the founder and CEO of Energy Abundance, emphasized that the project will solve one of the biggest challenges faced by hyperscalers—quickly securing massive amounts of affordable, clean power. Energy Abundance recently rebranded from its old identity, Green Hydrogen International, to better reflect its mission.
“Data City is a world-class infrastructure project, pioneering a new behind-the-meter approach.” – Brian Maxwell, founder and CEO of Energy Abundance.
Maxwell recently declared in a press release that Data City will help America win the AI race while demonstrating how to achieve 24/7 green power with hydrogen and salt cavern storage. He said Data City surpasses all others in size, sustainability, and cost-efficiency, and that they believe it will be the birthplace of AGI.
It’s an honor to lead a quintessentially American and Texas endeavor that will power the AI revolution and pave the way to an energy abundant future.” – Maxwell.
In addition to Data City, the company is also developing a large-scale green energy production and storage hub near the Texas city of Corpus Christi. This project will produce 280,000 tons of green hydrogen and one million tons of green ammonia annually, using a mix of wind and solar power. With construction set to begin in 2026 and commercial operations expected in 2029, we can all agree that Texas has gone the extra mile to be bigger and better with this hydrogen project. We can only hope Energy Abundance and Texas inspire others to follow suit in future endeavors.