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Fabens area potential data center

This record consolidates 7 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

proposed_or_reviewproject status

DISCOVERY_LEADbest evidence tier

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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	NOT_FOUND
Jurisdiction	Fabens (far southeast El Paso County), TX
Address	NOT_FOUND
Location precision	locality centroid
Coordinates	Not published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	Fabens area potential data center · Fabens data center lead

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	0 rows
Intent / permits	0 rows
Civic / infrastructure	0 rows

SOURCE RECORD

Fabens area potential data center: source record

announced

Lead based solely on a utility executive's remark to El Paso City Council; no developer, capacity, site or filing has been identified. | Original status detail: "announced (informal public mention only; no application or agreement identified)"

Key data: El Paso Electric (regional provider) | Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT | Lower Valley Water District (which purchases all of its supply from El Paso Water) | NOT_FOUND

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Fabens area potential data center: ownership and profile

announced

County: El Paso | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

Fabens area potential data center: power and grid

announced

Key data: Utility: El Paso Electric (regional provider) | Utility region: El Paso Electric service territory | Grid area: Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

Fabens area potential data center: water and cooling

announced

Key data: Water utility: Lower Valley Water District (which purchases all of its supply from El Paso Water) | Water source: El Paso Water via the Lower Valley Water District

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Fabens area potential data center: permits and jurisdiction

announced

Key data: Jurisdictions: El Paso County | Lower Valley Water District | El Paso Electric

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

Fabens area potential data center: timeline

announced

El Paso Water CEO John Balliew tells City Council a data center seemed to be coming up perhaps in the Fabens area

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-07-06

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PROJECT STATUS

Fabens area potential data center: project status

announced (informal)

El Paso Water CEO John Balliew told City Council on July 6, 2026 that a data center seemed to be coming up perhaps in the Fabens area, which is served by the Lower Valley Water District, a wholesale customer of El Paso Water; no public details were given.

Key data: Unnamed Fabens-area project

Claim classification: UNVERIFIED_LEAD · Verification: VERIFIED_SECONDARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-07-06

Limitation: A single verbal remark; no developer, capacity, site or filing identified

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

Source record ↗ · Retrieved 2026-09-05 · DISCOVERY LEAD

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