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Fermi America Project Matador East Campus

This record consolidates 10 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

unknownproject status
VERIFIED_PRIMARYbest evidence tier
10linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerFermi Equipment Holdco, LLC
JurisdictionPotter and Carson Counties / Amarillo, TX
AddressNot published
Location precisionexact coordinate
Coordinates35.2837621, -101.568974
Capacity200 MW
AliasesFermi America Project Matador East Campus
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile8 rows
Intent / permits1 rows
Civic / infrastructure0 rows
EXACT LOCATION

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: exact location

CORROBORATED

Coordinates published for the Matador power station; the campus lies outside Amarillo city limits

Key data: Latitude 35.2837621, longitude -101.568974

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Parcel IDs not published; the City of Amarillo page describes the site as outside city limits, and county attribution differs between sources (Potter/Carson vs Randall/Potter)

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OWNERSHIP CHAIN

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: ownership chain

CORROBORATED

Owner of the power station listed as the project parent itself rather than a shell

Key data: Fermi America LLC

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Land-holding subsidiaries, if any, were not identified in deed records

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POWER SUPPLIER

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: power supplier

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Fermi America executed an electric service agreement with Xcel's Texas utility for interim grid supply

Key data: Electric Service Agreement with Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, for up to 200 MW on the 115-kV system

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Agreement docket/tariff reference not published; on-site generation build-out is separate from this ESA

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WATER SUPPLIER

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: water supplier

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

A signed water supply agreement with the City of Amarillo draws on a named well field with a stated maximum delivery

Key data: Water Supply Agreement executed 2025-10-30 with City of Amarillo; source Carson County Well Field; 2.5 million gallons per day maximum; two new wells

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Groundwater district permitting for the new wells is not addressed in the agreement text fetched

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JURISDICTION STACK

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: jurisdiction stack

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

City of Amarillo is the water contracting party even though the site is outside city limits; the city maintains a dedicated project page

Key data: City of Amarillo project page for the Fermi project; site outside city limits

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: The city page and GEM differ on which counties the campus spans

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GENERAL CONTACT

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: general contact

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

The water supply agreement designates official notice recipients with street addresses for both parties

Key data: Notices to Grayson Path, City Manager, 623 S. Johnson St.; and Toby Neugebauer, CEO, 620 S. Taylor St. Suite 301

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: These are contractual notice addresses, not public inquiry lines

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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: surrounding infrastructure

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

The interim grid tie is on Xcel/SPS's 115-kV system; water will come via two new wells in the Carson County field

Key data: 115-kV system interconnection; two new wells in the Carson County Well Field

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Named substations, pipeline routes, rail and fiber not stated

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PLANNING ZONING CONTACT and ECON DEV CONTACT

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: planning zoning contact and econ dev contact

DISCOVERY_LEAD

NOT_FOUND — no zoning case, planning department contact or named economic development officer was published on the city project page or the company releases

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Unincorporated siting means county commissioners courts rather than a zoning board are the likely land-use authority

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AIR PERMIT APPLICATION

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: air permit application

"Pending" (on TCEQ pending NSR applications report)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: Received 03/27/2026

Limitation: Report gives no county, MW, or acreage; project is a campus with on-site generation per its name only.

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UTILITY INTERCONNECTION QUEUE

Fermi America Project Matador East Campus: utility interconnection queue

Delayed

Project-level queue record: estimated load 11,000 MW (full-build target later raised toward 17,000 MW) against ~6,000 MW of planned on-site generation; status **Delayed**, construction paused early 2026 pending a final Clean Air Permit. Grid exposure is limited to an SPS electric service agreement covering up to 200 MW; ~2,000 MW reported secured.

Key data: 11,000 MW estimated load; SPS ESA up to 200 MW of grid power; status "Delayed"

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: 2026-06-17 (record last updated)

Limitation: Third-party queue tracker; ERCOT does not publish per-project large-load queue positions publicly. No queue number/position exists in the record.

Sources

Evidence and provenance

  • Global Energy Monitor (GEM.wiki) ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · CORROBORATED
    Limitation: Parcel IDs not published; the City of Amarillo page describes the site as outside city limits, and county attribution differs between sources (Potter/Carson vs Randall/Potter)
  • Fermi America via PR Newswire ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: Agreement docket/tariff reference not published; on-site generation build-out is separate from this ESA
  • City of Amarillo ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: Groundwater district permitting for the new wells is not addressed in the agreement text fetched
  • City of Amarillo ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: The city page and GEM differ on which counties the campus spans
  • TCEQ ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: Report gives no county, MW, or acreage; project is a campus with on-site generation per its name only.

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