This record consolidates 27 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Beacon Data Centers |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | San Angelo (south of), TX |
| Address | Approximately one-quarter mile south of US-67 on FM 2335, along Spring Creek |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | Not published; no coordinate inferred |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | Dove Creek Technology Campus (Beacon Data Centers) · Dove Creek Technology Campus / Westline Site · Westline Site · Beacon Dove Creek |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 3 rows |
One of three separate Tom Green County data center projects identified. The 2,409 MW figure is generation capacity, not IT load; no IT load figure was published. TCEQ permit numbers were not stated in the sources reviewed and are recorded as NOT_FOUND rather than guessed.
Key data: On-site natural gas generation with grid used only as backup | ERCOT | On-site well; possible brackish groundwater desalination
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Developer: Beacon Data Centers | Owner: Westline TX Holdings, LLC | Property entity: Westline TX Holdings, LLC | Permit applicant: Westline TX Holdings, LLC dba Beacon Data Centers (TCEQ air permit applicant) | County: Tom Green | Research region: Abilene-West Central Texas / Midland-Odessa-Permian Basin
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Utility: On-site natural gas generation with grid used only as backup | Utility region: ERCOT West | Grid area: ERCOT | Onsite generation MW: 2409
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Water utility: On-site well; possible brackish groundwater desalination | Water source: On-site well water, possibly brackish groundwater with desalination | Cooling: Closed-loop cooling
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Permit IDs: Four TCEQ air construction permit applications (expedited review) - permit numbers not published in sources reviewed | Jurisdictions: Tom Green County Commissioners Court | TCEQ | ERCOT
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Tom Green County declined a one-year data center moratorium in June 2026
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
State Rep. Drew Darby requested a public meeting on the air permits
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Commissioner Shawn Nanny publicly quoted on the project
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Gas plant sized up to 2,409 MW
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
More than 9.7 million tons per year of greenhouse gases estimated
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
More than 2,800 tons per year of criteria pollutants estimated
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Specific permit application figures: 1,177 tpy CO, 419 tpy NOx, 117 tpy SO2
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
SCR and oxidation catalysts proposed as controls
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Spring Creek
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: FM 2335
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: US-67
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Beacon co-founder and EVP Joseph Shovlin addresses Tom Green County Commissioners Court
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-06-02
TCEQ air construction permit application publicly announced
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-06-16
Tom Green County declines a one-year moratorium on data centers
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-06
State Rep. Drew Darby requests a TCEQ public meeting on the Beacon permit applications
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-08-11
Beacon Data Centers applied to TCEQ for an air construction permit for a gas power plant of up to 2,409 MW at the Dove Creek Technology Campus south of San Angelo, publicly announced 16 June 2026.
Key data: Gas plant up to 2,409 MW; TCEQ air permit application announced 2026-06-16
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-06-16
The permit application would allow more than 9.7 million tons of greenhouse gases and more than 2,800 tons of criteria pollutants per year.
Key data: >9.7M tons GHG/yr; >2,800 tons criteria pollutants/yr
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-06-16
The TCEQ applicant of record is Westline TX Holdings, LLC doing business as Beacon Data Centers, filing four expedited air permit applications.
Key data: Applicant: Westline TX Holdings, LLC dba Beacon Data Centers; 4 permit applications
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-11
The site is described as roughly 1,240 buildable acres about a quarter mile south of US-67 on FM 2335 along Spring Creek.
Key data: ~1,240 buildable acres; 1/4 mile south of US-67 on FM 2335
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-11
The campus is designed for on-site natural gas generation with the grid used only as backup, closed-loop cooling, an on-site well and possible brackish groundwater desalination; emission limits cited are 1,177 tpy CO, 419 tpy NOx and 117 tpy SO2 with SCR and oxidation catalysts.
Key data: 1,177 tpy CO; 419 tpy NOx; 117 tpy SO2; SCR plus oxidation catalysts
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-11
The project is presented as 1,200 construction jobs and more than 300 permanent jobs.
Key data: 1,200 construction; 300+ permanent
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-11
Tom Green County declined a one-year data center moratorium in June 2026, Beacon co-founder and EVP Joseph Shovlin addressed commissioners on 2 June, and State Rep. Drew Darby requested a TCEQ public meeting on the permits.
Key data: County declined 1-year moratorium; Rep. Drew Darby requested TCEQ public meeting
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-11