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Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County)

This record consolidates 15 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerNOT_FOUND
JurisdictionNOT_FOUND (unincorporated Dimmit County), TX
AddressNOT_FOUND
Location precisionlocality centroid
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesRancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County) · Rancho Incontado, 5,200-acre ranch · ISS 91 LLC Dimmit County project
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure1 rows
SOURCE RECORD

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): source record

announced

Rural South Texas gap find (Dimmit County, outside the named target counties but within the South Texas region). Single-source; county meeting coverage via Citizen Portal.

Key data: NOT_FOUND | Islanded hybrid system with potential ERCOT export | NOT_FOUND | NOT_FOUND

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): ownership and profile

announced

Developer: ISS 91 LLC and partners | County: Dimmit | Research region: East Texas / South Texas-RGV / Statewide Rural Gap Pass

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): power and grid

announced

Key data: Grid area: Islanded hybrid system with potential ERCOT export

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): water and cooling

announced

Key data: Water source: Six existing on-site wells | Water demand: 300,000-500,000 gallons per day | Cooling: closed-loop cooling

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): permits and jurisdiction

announced

Key data: Jurisdictions: Dimmit County Commissioners Court (authorized staff-level MOU talks; no abatements approved)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): civic and community

announced

County agreed only to MOU discussions; no tax abatement approved

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): environment and site

announced

Groundwater use of 300,000-500,000 gpd from six existing wells

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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announced

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Hybrid solar plus combined heat and power plus battery, designed to island and potentially export to ERCOT

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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announced

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Approximately 25% of the 5,200-acre ranch to be developed

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): timeline

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Developers pitch $1.2B AI data center on 5,200-acre ranch; county agrees to staff-level MOU talks

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-09-22

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DEVELOPER

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): developer

announced

ISS 91 LLC and partners pitched an AI data center on a 5,200-acre ranch, with roughly 25 percent of the ranch to be developed.

Key data: ISS 91 LLC; 5,200-acre ranch

Claim classification: meeting_record_summary · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-09-22

Limitation: Meeting minutes not retrieved directly from the county.

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PROJECT COST

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): project cost

announced

The developers described more than $1.2 billion of investment and about 100 direct jobs.

Key data: >$1.2B; ~100 direct jobs

Claim classification: developer_claim · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-09-22

Limitation: No abatement agreement approved.

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ONSITE GENERATION

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): onsite generation

announced

The design is an islanded hybrid of solar, combined heat and power and battery storage, with the option to export to ERCOT.

Key data: Islanded solar + CHP + battery

Claim classification: developer_claim · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-09-22

Limitation: Capacity in MW not stated.

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WATER SUPPLIER

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): water supplier

announced

Six existing wells are cited supplying 300,000 to 500,000 gallons per day into a closed-loop system.

Key data: 6 wells; 300,000-500,000 gpd

Claim classification: developer_claim · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-09-22

Limitation: No groundwater district permit retrieved.

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TAX INCENTIVES

Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County): tax incentives

announced

Commissioners authorized staff-level MOU talks in late September 2025 but approved no abatements.

Key data: MOU talks authorized; no abatement approved

Claim classification: meeting_record_summary · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05

Status date: 2025-09-25

Limitation: Later status unknown.

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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Rancho Incontado AI data center (Dimmit County) Data Center Project | NOT_FOUND (unincorporated Dimmit County) | Compute Equity Atlas