The site
The site from above
Power
Power and the grid
The plan on record is a grid connection. A serving utility is named, but no signed service agreement is on record.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Permits
Permits checklist
5 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- April 9, 2026Money Aligned announced the campus is expected to infuse $5B into the regional economy across its 1.65M sq ft, six-facility build-out. Company · April 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since Sept. 2025: 3 satellite captures.
Satellite
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Aligned Data Centers, developer
Power and utilities
- Xcel Energy, utility
Builders and advisers
- Ryan Companies, general contractor
Still unknown
Open questions
- Signed electric service agreement and delivery date.
Where this comes from
18 records from 3 documents
Drawn from company statements and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Company 2Satellite 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (6)
- Announced: April 9, 2026“today announced an expansion of its North American data center footprint with “Project Caprock,” a new 540 MW, 313-acre data center campus, located in Hale County just outside of Abernathy, Texas”Company · April 2026 · grade A
- Campus name: Aligned LBB Campus (Project Caprock)“today announced an expansion of its North American data center footprint with 'Project Caprock,' a new 540 MW, 313-acre data center campus”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: 540 MW“a new 540 MW, 313-acre data center campus, located in Hale County just outside of Abernathy, Texas”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Site acreage: 313 acres“a new 540 MW, 313-acre data center campus, located in Hale County just outside of Abernathy, Texas”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Utility: Xcel Energy“Xcel Energy is proud to partner with Aligned on this transformative project for Hale County”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Aligned is building and funding the dedicated electrical infrastructure required to power the Caprock campus itself, protecting local ratepayers from cost impact.“Aligned is building and funding the dedicated electrical infrastructure required to power its Caprock campus, protecting local rate payers from any cost impact into the future”Company · April 2026 · grade B
Money and contracts (2)
- Building count: 6 facilities“The site is comprised of 1.65M square feet of capacity across six facilities and is expected to infuse $5B into the regional economy”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Aligned announced the campus is expected to infuse $5B into the regional economy across its 1.65M sq ft, six-facility build-out.“The site is comprised of 1.65M square feet of capacity across six facilities and is expected to infuse $5B into the regional economy”Company · April 2026 · grade B
Site and other (2)
- Project status: under construction - broke ground April 2026; inaugural facility LBB-01 anticipated in service Q1 2027“Development will begin with the campus's inaugural data center, LBB-01, with an anticipated service date of Q1 2027”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- County code: 48189“located in Hale County just outside of Abernathy, Texas”Company · April 2026 · grade B
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).