This record consolidates 15 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | NOT_FOUND (Satoshi Energy provided development and advisory services) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Big Spring (vicinity), TX |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | Not published; no coordinate inferred |
| Capacity | Not established |
| Aliases | Elbow Creek HPC Data Center (Clearway / Satoshi Energy) · Elbow Creek · Satoshi Energy Elbow Creek · Elbow Creek data center |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 1 rows |
Crypto-to-HPC evolution: originally described as bitcoin-related in the 2023 county agreement, announced in 2025 as a high-performance computing data center. Data center MW capacity was not disclosed; the 122 MW figure is the host wind farm nameplate, not the compute load.
Key data: Co-located behind the Elbow Creek wind farm (122 MW nameplate, commissioned 2008, repowered 2019) | ERCOT
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Developer: Clearway Energy Group with Satoshi Energy | Owner: Clearway Energy Group (host wind farm owner) | County: Howard | Research region: Abilene-West Central Texas / Midland-Odessa-Permian Basin
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Utility: Co-located behind the Elbow Creek wind farm (122 MW nameplate, commissioned 2008, repowered 2019) | Utility region: ERCOT West | Grid area: ERCOT | Onsite generation MW: 122
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Jurisdictions: Howard County | Big Spring Economic Development Corporation | ERCOT | Tax incentives: [object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Howard County Chapter 381 economic development agreement - Elbow Creek data center","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"2023-09-22 (reported)","estimated_value":"Reimbursement program","government_entity":"Howard County","investment_commitment":"Up to $110 million","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://kbst.com/2023/09/22/howard-county-approves-agreement-with-new-data-center/","term":"NOT_FOUND"}
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
County Judge Randy Johnson, Big Spring EDC's Mark Willis and Teresa Morris involved in the 2023 agreement
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Co-located with an existing 122 MW wind farm rather than new grid load
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Elbow Creek wind farm (122 MW nameplate, 2008, repowered 2019)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Howard County approves a Chapter 381 reimbursement agreement with the Elbow Creek data center; up to $110M investment, bitcoin-related with possible expansion to cloud and a possible phase 2
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2023-09-22
Clearway announces an HPC data center co-located with the Elbow Creek wind farm; phase 1 energized 2025, phase 2 completion 2026
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2025-08-06
Howard County newsflash: 'Data Center Reports That They Will Build West of Big Spring'
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2023-05-08
Clearway announced a high-performance computing data center co-located with its Elbow Creek wind farm in Howard County, with Satoshi Energy providing development and advisory services; phase 1 was energized in 2025 and phase 2 was targeted for completion in 2026.
Key data: Phase 1 energized 2025; phase 2 completion 2026
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-08-06
The data center is co-located with the Elbow Creek wind farm, rated at 122 MW nameplate, commissioned in 2008 and repowered in 2019.
Key data: Elbow Creek wind farm: 122 MW nameplate, 2008, repowered 2019
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-08-06
Limitation: 122 MW is the host wind farm nameplate, not the data center IT load, which was not disclosed.
Howard County approved a Chapter 381 reimbursement agreement with the 'Elbow Creek data center' covering up to $110 million of investment; the project was described as bitcoin-related with possible expansion into cloud and a possible phase 2.
Key data: Chapter 381 agreement; up to $110 million investment
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2023-09-22
Howard County posted a public newsflash titled 'Data Center Reports That They Will Build West of Big Spring', with a referenced presentation but no published details.
Key data: County newsflash on a data center west of Big Spring
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: PARTIALLY_VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2023-05-08
Limitation: Newsflash gives no project name; attribution to Elbow Creek is inferred from timing and geography.