This record consolidates 10 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Nexus Hubbard Power, LLC |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Hill County / Hubbard, TX |
| Address | 880 State Highway 171, Hubbard, Hill County, TX 76648 |
| Location precision | exact coordinate |
| Coordinates | 31.833893, -96.773149 |
| Capacity | 600 MW |
| Aliases | Nexus Data Center Hubbard |
| Project profile | 7 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 1 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 0 rows |
TCEQ notice of receipt gives a full street address and coordinates for the campus
Key data: 880 State Highway 171, Hubbard, Hill County, TX 76648; latitude 31.833893, longitude -96.773149
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Parcel/APN not published; local reporting describes roughly 2,000 acres between Highway 171 and County Road 3369
Air permit applicant is a project-specific power entity based in The Woodlands
Key data: Nexus Hubbard Power, LLC, The Woodlands, Texas
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Parent of Nexus Hubbard Power LLC not disclosed in the notice; Texas SOS filing not retrieved
The campus is proposed as a roughly 600 MW natural-gas-powered site rather than a grid-supplied load
Key data: 600 MW natural gas powered data center campus proposed
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: No ERCOT interconnection agreement or utility name was published
Water strategy combines large-scale rainwater harvesting, treated municipal effluent, and a permitted groundwater well
Key data: Rainwater harvesting of about 2 billion gallons per year; up to 100,000 gallons per day of treated effluent from the Hubbard wastewater plant; groundwater well approved by Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Effluent purchase agreement number not published; a separate atmospheric water purchase agreement with AirJoule is reported by Data Center Dynamics
Hill County commissioners created a reinvestment zone; state permits via TCEQ; groundwater via Prairielands GCD; City of Hubbard supplies treated effluent
Key data: Hill County reinvestment zone approved; Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District well approval
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: School district and any MUD/PID participation not identified
The TCEQ application lists a named applicant contact with a direct phone
Key data: Jerry Schafer, (201) 455-4743
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Email not published in the notice
Site fronts State Highway 171 and is bounded by County Road 3369; wastewater interface is the Hubbard treatment plant
Key data: Approximately 2,000 acres between Highway 171 and County Road 3369; Hubbard WWTP effluent line
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Limitation: Substations, transmission voltages, rail and fiber not stated
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Status date: Received 02/17/2026
Limitation: County not stated; a separate NORI PDF exists for permit 183046 but was not fetched in full.
Residents addressed Commissioners Court on Feb 24, 2026 opposing a tax abatement (water use in drought, grid fault risk, road conditions); commissioners went into closed session and took no action. Nexus subsequently withdrew its county abatement request (announced April 7, 2026) while proceeding with the project.
Key data: Feb 24, 2026 public comment; no action taken; abatement request withdrawn 2026-04-07
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Status date: 2026-04-17
Limitation: Withdrawal article was seen only as a search result snippet, not fetched in full.
Hill County created a reinvestment zone on Feb 10, 2026 (the precondition for an abatement), negotiated through February, then Nexus withdrew its county abatement request on April 7, 2026 after resident pushback — so the project proceeds on the full tax roll. No abatement dollar value was ever disclosed.
Key data: Reinvestment zone approved 2026-02-10; abatement request withdrawn 2026-04-07; abatement value n.a.
Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29
Status date: 2026-04-07
Limitation: Project value reported elsewhere at ~$400 million (search snippet only).