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Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex)

This record consolidates 28 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

under_constructionproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
28linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerGoogle (data center); Intersect Power (co-located generation)
JurisdictionPampa (site described as about 15 miles outside of town), TX
AddressNOT_FOUND
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesMeitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex) · Meitner Energy Center · Meitner · IP Meitner data center · Google Pampa data center
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure3 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): source record

under_construction

Google describes the complex as 'all off-grid' with co-located generation. The abated legal entity is IP Meitner, LLC (Intersect Power). The Gray County website lists the abatement agreement, a Road Use/Local Plans/Fire Safety Training Agreement, and a notice of meeting for the IP Meitner datacenter facility abatement.

Key data: NOT_FOUND - described as an off-grid, co-located generation complex | Described as 'all off-grid' behind co-located generation; the Texas Panhandle is SPP territory, not ERCOT | None for cooling - air cooled | NOT_FOUND (Gray County has no county zoning)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): ownership and profile

under_construction

Developer: Intersect Power, with Google | Owner: IP Meitner, LLC (Intersect Power affiliate) for the abated facility; Google for the data center | Property entity: IP Meitner, LLC | Permit applicant: IP Meitner, LLC (Gray County tax abatement applicant) | County: Gray (data center); co-located generation spans Gray and Roberts Counties | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West | Tenants/customers: Google (anchor / announcing party)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): power and grid

under_construction

Key data: Utility: NOT_FOUND - described as an off-grid, co-located generation complex | Utility region: Texas Panhandle (SPS/Xcel territory area, but the complex is described as all off-grid) | Grid area: Described as 'all off-grid' behind co-located generation; the Texas Panhandle is SPP territory, not ERCOT | Substations: NOT_FOUND | Transmission: Nearest high-voltage line approximately 4.1 miles away at 230 kV (per Compute Atlas site profile)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): water and cooling

under_construction

Key data: Water utility: None for cooling - air cooled | Water source: Ogallala / High Plains Aquifer region; nearest waterway Red Deer Creek about 0.4 miles away | Water demand: No water used for cooling (air cooling is a condition of the Gray County Chapter 312 abatement) | Cooling: Air cooling (no water used for cooling)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): permits and jurisdiction

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Key data: Zoning case: NOT_FOUND (Gray County has no county zoning) | Permit IDs: NOT_FOUND | Jurisdictions: Gray County | Roberts County (generation) | Pampa ISD | Meitner Reinvestment Zone | Tax incentives: [object Object],[object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Tax Abatement Agreement Between Gray County and IP Meitner, LLC (Chapter 312)","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"2026-10-15 (approved at Gray County Commissioners Court meeting of Oct 15 per local reporting)","estimated_value":"Approximately 100% abatement of county property taxes","government_entity":"Gray County, Texas","investment_commitment":"$3 billion project; Gray County tax base projected to grow from $1.6B to $4.6B","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://thepampanews.com/stories/county-passes-tax-abatement-for-intersect-power-in-recent-meeting,135676","term":"10 years per phase, up to 3 phases"} | {"agreement_name":"Road Use, Local Plans, and Fire Safety Training Agreement","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"Same meeting as the abatement","estimated_value":"NOT_FOUND","government_entity":"Gray County, Texas","investment_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://www.co.gray.tx.us/","term":"NOT_FOUND"}

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): civic and community

under_construction

Gray County tax base projected to rise from $1.6 billion to $4.6 billion; Pampa ISD taxable value increase of about $3 billion

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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under_construction

Google separately building an 800-acre Caprock Workforce Hub in Wheeler County for up to 3,500 construction workers

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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under_construction

Google established a $10 million Texas Water Impact Fund

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): environment and site

under_construction

Air cooling avoids Ogallala Aquifer withdrawals for cooling

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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under_construction

On-site natural gas firming adds combustion emissions (permit not located)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Nearest 230 kV transmission ~4.1 miles

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Red Deer Creek ~0.4 miles

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Co-located wind, solar and BESS generation

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): timeline

under_construction

Gray County Commissioners Court passes Chapter 312 tax abatement for IP Meitner, LLC and related road use / fire safety agreements; prior Jan 15, 2024 hydrogen-project abatement abolished

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-10-15

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under_construction

Groundbreaking / site work begins

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-12

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under_construction

First slab pour

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-02

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under_construction

Google publicly announces the Meitner Energy Center

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06-04

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OPERATOR

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): operator

announced

Google announced the Meitner Energy Center, a co-located data center and generation complex in the Texas Panhandle developed with Intersect Power.

Key data: Google + Intersect Power

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-06-04

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CAPACITY GROSS POWER

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): capacity gross power

under_construction

The complex pairs the data center with more than 1 GW of co-located wind, solar and battery storage plus on-site natural gas firming.

Key data: >1 GW co-located generation

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

Status date: 2026-06-04

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BUILDING SQFT

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): building sqft

under_construction

Three data center buildings of 750,000 sq ft each are planned, totaling more than 2 million sq ft on roughly 5,500 acres.

Key data: 3 x 750,000 sq ft

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

Status date: 2026-06-04

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PROJECT COST

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): project cost

under_construction

The project is reported as a $3 billion investment with groundbreaking in December and the first slab poured in early February.

Key data: $3,000,000,000

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: UNVERIFIED_SECONDARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-02

Limitation: Recruiting-industry blog; cost figure not confirmed against a Google or county filing

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TAX INCENTIVES

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): tax incentives

approved

Gray County Commissioners Court approved a Chapter 312 tax abatement for IP Meitner, LLC at roughly 100% relief for 10 years per phase across up to three phases, conditioned on air cooling with no water use; a prior 2024 hydrogen-project abatement was abolished.

Key data: ~100% for 10 years per phase, up to 3 phases

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

Status date: 2025-10-15

Limitation: Local newspaper account of the commissioners court action; agreement number not published

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COOLING TECHNOLOGY

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): cooling technology

under_construction

The facility uses air cooling with no water for cooling, a condition of the county abatement.

Key data: Air cooled; zero cooling water

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

Status date: 2025-10-15

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OWNERSHIP CHAIN

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): ownership chain

approved

The Gray County website lists a 'Tax Abatement Agreement Between Gray County and IP Meitner, LLC' and a 'Notice of Meeting - IP Meitner, LLC Datacenter Facility Tax Abatement Agreement', identifying IP Meitner, LLC as the project entity.

Key data: IP Meitner, LLC

Claim classification: PRIMARY_RECORD · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-10

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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): surrounding infrastructure

under_construction

Site profile places the nearest high-voltage line about 4.1 miles away at 230 kV and the nearest waterway, Red Deer Creek, about 0.4 miles away, over the High Plains (Ogallala) Aquifer.

Key data: 4.1 mi to 230 kV; 0.4 mi to Red Deer Creek

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: UNVERIFIED_TERTIARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026

Limitation: Third-party site-profile aggregator; distances are modeled, not surveyed

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JOBS

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): jobs

under_construction

Roughly 30 operations workers per building are expected with 400-500 regional jobs projected; Gray County's tax base is projected to grow from $1.6B to $4.6B and Pampa ISD's by about $3B.

Key data: ~30/building; 400-500 regional

Claim classification: REPORTED_FACT · Verification: UNVERIFIED_SECONDARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026

Limitation: Single secondary source

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): economic development

announced

Google is also building an 800-acre Caprock Workforce Hub in Wheeler County for up to 3,500 construction workers and established a $10 million Texas Water Impact Fund.

Key data: 800-acre workforce hub; $10M water fund

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-06-04

Limitation: Wheeler County is outside the requested county scope

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GRID IMPACT

Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex): grid impact

under_construction

Google describes the Meitner complex as operating off-grid behind co-located wind, solar, storage and gas firming, so the data center load is not served through a utility interconnection.

Key data: Described as all off-grid

Claim classification: COMPANY_STATEMENT · Verification: VERIFIED_PRIMARY · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2026-06-04

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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Meitner Energy Center (Google / Intersect Power co-located data center and generation complex) Data Center Project | Pampa (site described as about 15 miles outside of town) | Compute Equity Atlas