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Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center)

This record consolidates 14 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

approved_or_permittedproject status
CORROBORATEDbest evidence tier
14linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerCORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC
JurisdictionLubbock (inside city limits), TX
AddressNear Municipal Drive and Guava, adjacent to the LP&L Northeast Substation, outside the Loop
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesProject Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center) · Project Infrared · CORVA Lubbock data center · Northeast Lubbock data center
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): source record

approved

Small inference data center rather than a hyperscale campus. Project viability is explicitly contingent on securing an LP&L interconnection. LP&L places this facility in ERCOT, unlike the Panhandle SPS/SPP sites. | Original status detail: "approved (land sale approved; project contingent on securing an LP&L interconnection)"

Key data: Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) | ERCOT (LP&L is an ERCOT participant) | City of Lubbock | No rezoning required; the site is already zoned light industrial

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): ownership and profile

approved

Developer: CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC | Owner: Land sale from the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) under an approved Purchase & Sale Agreement | County: Lubbock | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): power and grid

approved

Key data: Utility: Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) | Utility region: LP&L municipal utility | Grid area: ERCOT (LP&L is an ERCOT participant) | Substations: LP&L Northeast Substation (adjacent) | Transmission: NOT_FOUND | Grid/market records: NOT_FOUND - no ERCOT interconnection queue record retrieved this session

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): water and cooling

approved

Key data: Water utility: City of Lubbock | Water demand: 1,500 gallons per day | Cooling: Closed-loop cooling

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): permits and jurisdiction

approved

Key data: Zoning case: No rezoning required; the site is already zoned light industrial | Permit IDs: NOT_FOUND | Jurisdictions: City of Lubbock | Lubbock County | Lubbock County Hospital District | Lubbock Economic Development Alliance | LP&L | Tax incentives: No city incentives provided per LEDA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): civic and community

approved

Nearest homes are roughly one mile away off Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

LEDA stated it had turned down roughly $25 billion of water-intensive data center projects

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Public criticism over the deal being negotiated before public disclosure

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): environment and site

approved

Roughly 80 of the 100 acres are in floodplain and undevelopable

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Closed-loop cooling limits water use to about 1,500 gallons per day

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: LP&L Northeast Substation

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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approved

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd corridor

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

Project Infrared (CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC inference data center): timeline

approved

LEDA board approves a Purchase & Sale Agreement for the site at its June meeting

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06

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approved

The deal becomes public and LEDA publicly defends it

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-07-30

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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