ECL TerraSite-TX1

under_construction

CONFLICT: primary press coverage says '600+ acres (243 hectares)'; Baxtel lists '1,483 acres / 600 hectares' - the discrepancy appears to be an acre/hectare unit error. City assignment to Baytown comes from Baxtel (Tier-3); primary coverage says only 'east of Houston'. County therefore recorded as Harris with medium confidence; the site could fall in Chambers County. No TCEQ permit or county filing located this session to confirm the exact parcel. Initial-phase delivery date of summer 2025 has not been confirmed as achieved by any source fetched.

Key data: Off-grid; no ERCOT interconnection - powered entirely by on-site hydrogen fuel cells | Off-grid / not ERCOT-interconnected | NOT_FOUND

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Developer: ECL (Edge Cloud Link, Inc.); CEO Yuval Bachar | Owner: ECL (Edge Cloud Link, Inc.) | County: Harris | Research region: Houston / Gulf Coast | Tenants/customers: Lambda (first announced tenant) | Data center cloud and AI cloud operators

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Key data: Utility: Off-grid; no ERCOT interconnection - powered entirely by on-site hydrogen fuel cells | Utility region: Off-grid (behind-the-meter hydrogen microgrid) | Grid area: Off-grid / not ERCOT-interconnected | Gross MW: 1000 | IT load MW: 50 | Onsite generation MW: 1000

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Key data: Water source: Water produced as a byproduct of hydrogen fuel cell energy generation | Water demand: Company claims water-positive operation, contributing excess water back to the community | Cooling: Hydrogen fuel cell byproduct-water cooling; supports 75 kW/rack today, targeting 125 kW/rack

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Key data: Jurisdictions: Harris County | City of Baytown | TCEQ (air/water permitting for hydrogen infrastructure)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Off-grid design intended to avoid adding load to the ERCOT grid

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Hydrogen sourced initially as 'blue' hydrogen (natural gas with carbon capture), blended with green hydrogen ('turquoise'), transitioning toward 100% green

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

No diesel generators or UPS systems in the ECL design

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Three hydrogen pipelines converge at the site

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Approximately 1,600 miles of U.S. hydrogen pipelines are concentrated in the Texas Gulf Coast region

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

Open source 1 →

under_construction

ECL unveils plans for TerraSite-TX1, a 1GW off-grid hydrogen-powered AI factory on a 600+ acre site east of Houston

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-09-25

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Datacenter Frontier reports project under construction, site oversubscribed relative to deliverable capacity

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-10-07

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Initial 50MW phase targeted for delivery

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-summer

Open source 1 →

under_construction

ECL unveiled TerraSite-TX1 as a 1GW off-grid hydrogen-powered 'AI Factory' on a 600-plus acre site east of Houston, with an option to expand from 1GW to 2GW; initial capacity 50MW.

Key data: 1GW planned (2GW option); 50MW initial; 600+ acres

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: CORROBORATED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-10-07

Open source 1 →

under_construction

The initial 50MW phase was budgeted at approximately $450 million with the full 1GW site at approximately $8 billion.

Key data: $450,000,000 phase one; ~$8,000,000,000 total

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: CORROBORATED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-10-07

Open source 1 →

under_construction

The facility is designed to run entirely off-grid on hydrogen fuel cell microgrids fed by three converging hydrogen pipelines, eliminating diesel generators and UPS systems; hydrogen is initially 'blue' (natural gas with carbon capture) blended toward green.

Key data: Off-grid hydrogen fuel cells; three converging hydrogen pipelines; no diesel gensets

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: CORROBORATED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-09-25

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Because it is off-grid, ECL states the project avoids adding load to the Texas grid - a distinguishing feature among Gulf Coast AI campuses.

Key data: No ERCOT interconnection required

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: SINGLE_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-09-25

Open source 1 →

under_construction

ECL states its data centers are water-positive, using water produced as a byproduct of hydrogen energy generation for cooling and contributing excess water back to the community; cooling supports 75 kW/rack today, targeting 125 kW/rack.

Key data: Water-positive claim; fuel-cell byproduct water cooling; 75->125 kW/rack

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: SINGLE_SOURCE · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-09-25

Limitation: Vendor sustainability claim with no independent verification or permit record located.

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Baxtel places TerraSite-TX1 in Baytown and lists 'Under Construction / Planned' with a year planned of 2026; primary trade coverage says only 'east of Houston'.

Key data: Baytown, TX (Baxtel); 'east of Houston' (primary coverage)

Claim classification: AGGREGATOR_LISTING · Verification: CONFLICTING · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026

Limitation: CONFLICT: Baxtel lists '1,483 acres / 600 hectares' while press coverage says '600+ acres (243 hectares)' - an apparent unit error. County (Harris vs Chambers) is unconfirmed.

Open source 1 →

under_construction

Lambda is named as the first tenant of TerraSite-TX1, taking capacity in the initial 50MW phase.

Key data: Lambda (first tenant)

Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: CORROBORATED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2024-09-25

Open source 1 →