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Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group)

This record consolidates 17 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	Carlyle Group (conditionally selected private partner)
Jurisdiction	El Paso (far east El Paso, on Fort Bliss land), TX
Address	Near Loop 375 and Montana Avenue, east of Camp East Montana, near El Paso Electric's Montana Power Station
Location precision	parcel or bounded site
Coordinates	Not published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group) · Fort Bliss Enhanced Use Lease data center site · Project Jupiter (referenced in coverage) · Fort Bliss hyperscaled data centers

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	0 rows
Intent / permits	0 rows
Civic / infrastructure	2 rows

SOURCE RECORD

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): source record

approved

No definitive agreement has been signed as of the sources reviewed; capacity figures are Army and press projections, not contracted load. | Original status detail: "approved (conditional selection and exclusive negotiations; no definitive agreement signed)"

Key data: El Paso Electric (regional utility; the project is expected to rely largely on new on-site generation) | Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT | Fort Bliss Water, with El Paso Water as backup | Not applicable - federal land

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): ownership and profile

approved

Developer: Carlyle Group under an Enhanced Use Lease with the U.S. Army | Owner: United States Army (federal land, leased under 10 U.S.C. 2667) | Permit applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handles lease negotiation and environmental review | County: El Paso | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West | Tenants/customers: NOT_FOUND

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): power and grid

approved

Key data: Utility: El Paso Electric (regional utility; the project is expected to rely largely on new on-site generation) | Utility region: El Paso Electric service territory | Grid area: Western Interconnection / WECC - NOT ERCOT | Substations: Near El Paso Electric's Montana Power Station | Transmission: El Paso Electric system, with about 2.9 GW of capacity against a 2.3 GW peak in summer 2023

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): water and cooling

approved

Key data: Water utility: Fort Bliss Water, with El Paso Water as backup | Water source: Fort Bliss water system with El Paso Water backup | Water demand: Claimed water neutral; no quantified demand published

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): permits and jurisdiction

approved

Key data: Zoning case: Not applicable - federal land | Permit IDs: Enhanced Use Lease under 10 U.S.C. 2667 (in negotiation),Army Corps of Engineers environmental review (pending) | Enhanced Use Lease under 10 U.S.C. 2667 (in negotiation) | Army Corps of Engineers environmental review (pending) | Jurisdictions: U.S. Army / Fort Bliss | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | El Paso County (surrounding) | El Paso Electric

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): civic and community

approved

Public listening session in April 2026 raised water and electricity concerns; the projected load is roughly three times Meta's El Paso electricity use

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

El Paso County Commissioners Court asked Gov. Abbott on Aug 17, 2026 to pause data center development in the region

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): environment and site

approved

Army Corps of Engineers environmental review pending

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Likely combined-cycle gas turbine generation on federal land

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Loop 375

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Montana Avenue

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: El Paso Electric Montana Power Station

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Camp East Montana

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group): timeline

approved

Army issues an RFP for hyperscaled data centers on Army land

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-12

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approved

Army announces a conditional agreement and exclusive negotiations with private industry

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-03-26

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approved

Public listening session held in El Paso

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-04

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approved

Initial Operating Capability targeted for FY2027, with the Army aiming to operate by late 2027

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2027

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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Fort Bliss hyperscale data center campus (U.S. Army / Carlyle Group) Data Center Project | El Paso (far east El Paso, on Fort Bliss land) | Compute Equity Atlas