July 30, 2026

Learn the current and future impact of data centers on water, power and land in Ellis County

The 24 Gigawatt Mirage: What Data Centers Mean for Water, Power and Land In North Texas

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | TREC #0805459 Last updated: July 23, 2026 Ellis County has 29 data center power requests on file totaling roughly 23.9 gigawatts, the most of any county in Texas, and the man who runs the grid has said out loud that most of them will never get built. Hold both of those facts at the...