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Data centers in Mitchell County, Texas

Mitchell County is not on the Texas Attorney General's data center investigation list announced Sept. 24, 2026. Below: the projects we track here, what each has said about water and power, and what to ask.

  • 1projects we track here
  • October 2, 2026last checked

Not on the state's investigation list

Is Mitchell County on the state's data center investigation list?

No. Mitchell County is not among the 18 counties named on Sept. 24, 2026.

  • A county that is not on the list is not an all-clear. The release says "including," and the Attorney General's office describes the investigation as reaching all data center developments in Texas. This page can only report the counties named on September 24, 2026.
  • List as announced September 24, 2026. Last checked October 2, 2026.

Source: Texas Attorney General, Sept. 24, 2026 announcement

Data center projects in Mitchell County

Each project shows what a company or agency has said about water and power, who said it and when, with links to its sources.

Under constructionMitchell County · Colorado City

Barber Lake site

Cipher Mining (now Cipher Digital)

A site just outside Colorado City where Cipher says its customer Fluidstack will lease the full 300 MW of capacity. Cipher says the plant uses on-site non-potable water only, and the mayor has said the data center is not a city water customer.

San Angelo LIVE reported on Sept. 11, 2026 that the 300 MW campus just outside Colorado City was slated to begin delivering capacity that week. Cipher's Nov. 20, 2025 release describes signed leases and capacity it is developing.

  • 300 MWPowerSaid by Cipher Mining (capacity Fluidstack will lease at the site), November 20, 2025

More that has been said

Cooling
Closed-loop systems using non-potable water.Said by San Angelo LIVE, September 11, 2026
Water source
On-site non-potable water only. Cipher says it will not draw from municipal drinking-water sources, and the mayor has said the data center is not a city water customer.Said by Cipher and Mayor Ruben Hurt, as reported by San Angelo LIVE, September 11, 2026
Water deal or tax break
The companies created the Colorado City Infrastructure Fund, a 501(c)(3), to pay for water-system repairs in the town.Said by San Angelo LIVE, September 11, 2026

Not yet public: water use, state permits, state water survey answer

Marker placed at the named town. This is not the site.

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Sources for this page

Last checked: October 2, 2026. Texas Water Code 16.012(m) requires survey recipients to complete and return the Texas Water Development Board's Water Use Survey.

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