This canonical record consolidates 13 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Google partnering with Crusoe on the Armstrong County site |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Armstrong County / Claude, TX |
| Address | 10001 Lima Road) |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 933 MW |
| Aliases | Goodnight Data Center · Goodnight Data Center (GN DC1 LLC, Crusoe) |
| Project profile | 8 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 1 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 4 rows |
Facility indexed in Armstrong County with a TCEQ wastewater permit; nearest named waterway is Dripping Springs Creek
Key data: TCEQ wastewater permit WQ0016881001; Dripping Springs Creek approximately 1.7 miles away
Limitation: No street address, parcel ID or lat-long was published on any page fetched for this site
Air permittee is a single-purpose Crusoe affiliate; the county tax-abatement agreement is executed by a Crusoe officer
Key data: Permittee "GN DC1, LLC"; abatement agreement entity "GNDC1, LLC" signed by Jamey Seely, jseely@crusoe.ai
Limitation: Entity name is spelled both "GN DC1, LLC" and "GNDC1, LLC" across sources
Crusoe develops and operates; reporting identifies Google as the partner taking the capacity
Key data: Google partnering with Crusoe on the Armstrong County site
Limitation: Contract structure between Crusoe and Google not disclosed
Primary supply is an on-site gas plant operating off-grid, co-located behind the meter with an adjacent wind project; the distribution co-op of record is listed as Swisher Electric
Key data: 933 MW on-site gas generation; behind-the-meter with Goodnight Wind (265.5 MW, Serena Energy); utility listed "SWISHER ELECTRIC COOP, INC"
Limitation: The co-op listing comes from a permit-aggregation database, not from Swisher Electric or an interconnection agreement
Groundwater in this area is regulated by the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District; a TCEQ wastewater permit covers discharge
Key data: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District as the groundwater regulator; TCEQ WQ0016881001
Limitation: No well permit number, water supplier or supply agreement specific to GN DC1 was found
Unincorporated Armstrong County with county commissioners court abatement, TCEQ state permits, and Panhandle GCD groundwater district
Key data: Armstrong County property tax abatement agreement, amended and restated consolidated second agreement, posted by the county
Limitation: School district participation in the abatement was not confirmed from the fetched text
Nearest high-voltage line and waterway distances are catalogued, and the site is adjacent to an operating wind farm
Key data: 345 kV transmission line approximately 3.3 miles away; Dripping Springs Creek approximately 1.7 miles
Limitation: Substation names, water/sewer mains, rail and fiber not stated
The only named contact found is the Crusoe officer signing the county abatement
Key data: Jamey Seely, jseely@crusoe.ai
Limitation: No Armstrong County economic development office or public information line was published
Key data: n.a. (not stated in notice)
Status date: Application submitted 01/30/2026; amended notice issued 02/11/2026
Limitation: Notice does not state MW or building size. Also listed as pending on the TCEQ NSR pending report (received 01/30/2026).
A TCEQ wastewater permit (WQ0016881001) is on file for GN DC1 LLC, but no projected consumption is published; the site sits over the High Plains Aquifer in a basin rated "Extremely High" baseline water stress.
Key data: TCEQ permit WQ0016881001; baseline water stress "Extremely High (>80%)"; volume n.a.
Status date: 2026 (page as of mid-2026)
Limitation: Aggregator page; the TCEQ permit document itself was not fetched. Water-stress rating is a basin indicator, not measured facility use.
Phase 1 tax-abatement documents describe up to 530 MW across four buildings (four 25 MW data halls each); planned capacity 933 MW matched by 933 MW of off-grid on-site gas generation with **no ERCOT grid connection for that generation asset**; a co-located 265.5 MW wind farm (Goodnight Wind) is proposed under an SB6 net-metering arrangement pending at PUCT.
Key data: 933 MW planned capacity, 933 MW off-grid gas; Phase 1 up to 530 MW; 265.5 MW co-located wind
Status date: 2026 (mid-2026)
Limitation: PUCT net-metering docket number not stated in the fetched page.
Site is 350 acres in rural Armstrong County; the aggregated record does not state prior farm/ranch use, and no agricultural mitigation condition appears in the abatement record.
Key data: 350 acres; prior use not stated
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Prior land use unverified; county appraisal records not accessible this session.
Armstrong County granted a Chapter 312 ad valorem abatement (2024) of up to 10 years worth **$5.4 million per year per phase / $10.8 million per year at full build-out**, restructured in 2025 into per-building PILOTs of **$1.35 million per year per building once operational**; the county attorney said total dollars would not change. Both the 2024 abatement and the 2025 PILOT amendment were approved unanimously after public hearings. First county payment expected June/July 2026.
Key data: $5.4M/yr per phase; $10.8M/yr at full build-out; PILOT $1.35M/yr/building
Status date: 2025 (amendment); first payment 2026-06/07
Limitation: Underlying county agreement not fetched directly; a Chapter 313 application for "Claude ISD / FGE Goodnight II" also exists in Comptroller files but was not fetched.