Data center profile · 8171 Jim Christal Rd, Denton, Denton County, Texas

CoreWeave Denton (Core Scientific)

About 260 MW of AI capacity leased to CoreWeave on Core Scientific's grid-powered Denton, Texas site, capped for now at 297 MW of deliverable power by local transmission

Operating, expanding. Seven buildings are in service and a $110M fit-out of the last building runs to May 2027. The city says only 297 MW can be delivered until transmission overloads are fixed, against a 391 MW contract ceiling.
~260 MW
critical IT leased to CoreWeave
billable power per Core Scientific filings
297 MW
deliverable today, per the city
until local transmission overloads are fixed
391 MW
peak load in the city power contract
company says 394 MW after the Nov. 2024 amendment
12 years
CoreWeave contract term
take-or-pay; no unilateral termination (company summary)
OperatorCore Scientific, Inc. (site owner and operator)
CustomerCoreWeave (12-year take-or-pay colocation); end customer not named
Planned IT capacity313 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
First building in serviceIn service since 2025 (about 262 MW of IT capacity live, estimated)
Next deadlineOct. 27, 2026: Denton City Council first reading of a proposed data center moratorium; this campus is vested and would not be halted
Power

Power and the grid

391 MW contracted

City power contract ceilingContracted
391 MW
company says 394 MW; the price and per-phase limits are redacted Local government · Oct. 2026
Denton Municipal Electric grid (ERCOT)Conditionally approved, in service
297 MW
existing load conditionally approved by ERCOT in Sept. 2026; deliverable ceiling per the city; includes load that predates the AI contracts SEC filing · Oct. 2026
Added increment validated by ERCOTConditionally approved
74 MW
already in the 2025 regional transmission plan SEC filing · Oct. 2026
ContractedApproved
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Aug. 2021
    City power contract and ground lease approved
    Denton City Council approves a power purchase agreement and lease with Core Scientific (about 31 acres, 297 MW). Company · Oct. 2026
  2. Nov. 19, 2024
    Contract amended
    Lease grows to about 78 acres and power access to 394 MW, per the company; Core Scientific pays all interconnection costs. Company · Oct. 2026
  3. June 26, 2026
    City flags a transmission cap
    Maximum available power is 297 MW until local overloads are resolved; the city's utility proposed about $300M of projects, finished 2031 at the earliest (company expects 2029). Local government · Oct. 2026
  4. Sept. 10, 2026
    ERCOT conditional approvals
    The 297 MW is treated as long-standing load energized before Mar. 25, 2022, and 74 MW more was already validated in the regional plan. see Permits
  5. 2029
    Transmission upgrades expected
    Company statements expect improvements by 2029; the city's utility shows 2031 at the earliest. Local government · Oct. 2026

Grid upgrades

No grid upgrade for this campus's load is on record. Related grid records in the area:

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 5 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$1.2B
contracted revenue from the 70 MW expansion
announced Feb. 26, 2025; brings critical IT to just over 260 MW SEC filing · Feb. 2025
$110M
data hall fit-out, Sept. 2026 to May 2027
privately funded State agency · Oct. 2026
$1.5M per MW
build-out cost CoreWeave funds, credited against fees
capped at 50% of monthly fees; about $750M in total SEC filing · Oct. 2026
$194M
projected property tax over 10 years
company and city, Nov. 2024 Company · Oct. 2026
12 years
term of Core Scientific's CoreWeave hosting contracts
plus two 5-year options; contract summary, not the executed contracts SEC filing · Oct. 2026
$6.1B
projected real property investment from the expansion (company and city)
Company · Oct. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Aug. 2021
    Permits City council approves a power contract and ground lease with Core Scientific Local government · Oct. 2026
  2. March 25, 2022
    Power The site's existing load is already energized by this date, the cutoff for ERCOT's later large-load process SEC filing · Oct. 2026
  3. Nov. 19, 2024
    Permits Council approves a larger lease (about 78 acres) and power access of 394 MW (company figure) Company · Oct. 2026
  4. Feb. 26, 2025
    Money CoreWeave signs a 70 MW expansion worth $1.2B, taking critical IT to just over 260 MW SEC filing · Feb. 2025
  5. Oct. 30, 2025
    Money CoreWeave's roughly $9B bid for Core Scientific ends after shareholders vote it down; contracts continue Company · Oct. 2026
  6. 2025
    Construction More than 16,000 GPUs are deployed at the site (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  7. Jan. 9, 2026
    Construction Press links a roughly 60-day weather delay to this site and names OpenAI as end user News report · Oct. 2026
  8. June 26, 2026
    Power City staff report says only 297 MW is deliverable until transmission is fixed Local government · Oct. 2026
  9. Sept. 10, 2026
    Permits ERCOT conditionally approves 297 MW existing and 74 MW added SEC filing · Oct. 2026
  10. Sept. 21, 2026
    Permits Governor halts new state data center air permits; this campus holds none and is not affected Local government · Oct. 2026
  11. Oct. 27, 2026
    Permits Council first reading of a data center moratorium; second reading set for Dec. 1, 2026 Local government · Oct. 2026
  12. May 31, 2027
    Construction Data hall fit-out scheduled to finish State agency · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Oct. 2021: 1 building permit (1 pending or open); the largest lists a $3.1M job value; 12 FAA filings (Oct. 2021 to April 2025): tallest permanent building 60 ft (filed April 2025) and tallest crane 350 ft (April 2025); and 6 OSHA inspections. Job values are not added up: trade permits often repeat the whole project's value.

Building permits
FAA filings
OSHA visits
’22
’23
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 8. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

78 acres
city-owned land leased to Core Scientific, up from about 31
News report · Oct. 2026
7 buildings
in service, with a data hall fit-out under way (27,678 sq ft, $110M, to May 2027)
State agency · Oct. 2026
16,000+ GPUs
deployed by Dec. 2025 (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
~300 jobs
full-time on-site at full build, plus 200+ independent jobs (company and city)
News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Core Scientific, Inc.: owner, developer and operator
  • City of Denton: landowner (lessor) and power seller through Denton Municipal Electric
Customers
  • CoreWeave, Inc.: colocation tenant, about 260 MW
  • OpenAI: reported end user (press only)
Regulators
  • ERCOT: large-load approvals
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: air
  • Denton City Council: zoning and moratorium
Builders on site
  • Walker Engineering, Inc.: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348339631; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Integrated Project Services, Inc.: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348339672; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Mission Critical Group: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348343385; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Point Eight Power: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348343393; 1 OSHA inspection
  • T5 Data Centers LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348339607
  • Delta Electronics (americas): contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348370461
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

177 records from 29 documents

Drawn from state agency records, news reports, public and commercial datasets, securities filings, company statements and local government records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

State agency 6News report 6Dataset 6SEC filing 5Company 4Local government 3
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 (30)
  • County code: Denton County, TX (48121)
    “Core Scientific, Inc. data center has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the City for a peak load power capacity up to 391 MWs”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility: Denton Municipal Electric (DME), City of Denton municipal utility
    “the City owns and operates an electric utility which provides electric energy and related services to all customers within Denton Municipal Electric's (DME) Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) certificated jurisdiction”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid - municipal utility (DME) PPA supply; no on-site prime generation
    “Both data centers pay 100% of power and transmission costs, including any transmission interconnection and improvement costs.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: 391 MW
    “Core Scientific, Inc. data center has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the City for a peak load power capacity up to 391 MWs”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: 297 MW
    “Construction of this data center is nearing completion although maximum capacity available is 297 MWs until local transmission overloads are resolved.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Internal combustion engine and gas turbine driven compressors, electric generator sets, and water pumps, used only for portable, emergency, and/or standby services are permitted by rule”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Cooling: closed-loop cooling
    “Core Scientific, Inc., a warehouse data center for HPC/AI, leases approximately 78 acres with a Power Purchase Agreement for up to 391 MW peak electrical load and utilizes a closed-loop cooling system.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Regulatory jurisdiction: City of Denton (zoning, ground lease, PPA via its municipal utility DME); ERCOT (large-load interconnection); TCEQ (air, permits by rule); Denton County has no zoning role (site inside city limit
    “In the majority of the City, DME is the TSP although Oncor and TMPA (Texas Municipal Power Agency) also own and operate transmission assets in the area.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Substation: Jim Christal substation (DME)
    “distribution feeder from transformer #1 at Jim Christal to a primary meter point; distribution feeder from transformer #2 at Jim Christal to a primary meter point”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Only 297 MW is deliverable until regional transmission overloads are resolved, even though the PPA ceiling is 391 MW
    “maximum capacity available is 297 MWs until local transmission overloads are resolved.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • DME has ~$300M of transmission projects proposed to ERCOT (TCOS-reimbursable, 6.21% return) with completion 2031 at the earliest; company statements expect transmission improvements by 2029 - watch for slippage against t
    “DME has submitted to ERCOT proposed transmission projects totaling $300 million to resolve these overload issues”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • The campus's ERCOT standing predates and sits outside the post-directive regime: Pathway (a) load energized before Mar 25, 2022, and the 74 MW increment was validated in the 2025 RTP; the City notes ERCOT is restricting
    “While ERCOT currently under the Governors Directive is restricting interconnections over 75 MW”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Announced: Oct. 7, 2021
    “today announced an agreement with the City of Denton, Texas and an affiliate of Tenaska Energy, Inc. to develop a 300MW blockchain data center in Denton”
    Company · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 5.022 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 1.483 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 6.961 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Grid operator: ERCOT
    “The site's existing 297 Megawatts of electrical power has been conditionally approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as Base Load, Pathway (a)”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 260 MW
    “The 70 MW of expansion at the Denton site brings the full critical IT load to just over 260 MW.”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 74 MW
    “The Site's additional 74 Megawatts of electrical power to be energized was previously incorporated in and validated by ERCOT's 2025 Regional Transmission Plan (RTP) study cases”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “Denton, Texas Total Billable Power ~260MW Customer”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Large load interconnection (ERCOT): Conditional approval - Base Load, Pathway (a)
    “The site's existing 297 Megawatts of electrical power has been conditionally approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as Base Load, Pathway (a)”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Large load interconnection (ERCOT): Conditional approval - 2025 RTP validated increment
    “The Site's additional 74 Megawatts of electrical power to be energized was previously incorporated in and validated by ERCOT's 2025 Regional Transmission Plan (RTP) study cases”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Core Scientific reported ~120+ MW energized across the Denton and Marble sites combined as of Oct 2025, on a plan to energize 250 MW portfolio-wide by end of 2025 and 590 MW by early 2027
    “~120+ MW Energized Across Denton & Marble Sites”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Core Scientific / CoreWeave program context (all six CORZ sites, NOT Denton-only): the Feb 2025 Denton expansion brought CoreWeave's total contracted HPC infrastructure with Core Scientific to approximately 590 MW of cri
    “Expands Total Contracted HPC Infrastructure by CoreWeave to Approximately 590 Megawatts of Critical IT Load at Six Core Scientific Sites”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Construction stage: operating / converting - former crypto-mining campus converting to HPC colocation for CoreWeave; Epoch AI observation Sept. 1, 2026 counts 7 buildings operating with Building 8 interior fit-out scheduled
    “The 70 MW of additional contracted power at the Denton site increases the full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 394 MW
    “Core Scientific will have access to 394MW of power.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: ERCOT via Denton Municipal Electric (city-owned utility); operating site (former mining, converting to HPC for CoreWeave) with expansion under way; Core Scientific is responsible for the electrica
    “Core Scientific will be responsible for costs associated with the electrical interconnection infrastructure, and did not apply for tax incentives from the City of Denton.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Epoch AI tracker (third-party estimate, queue lead): as of Sept. 1, 2026 the Denton campus has 7 buildings operating at an estimated 367 MW, with Building 8 built and fit-out pending. Signals only - a gross operating estima
    “as of 2026-09-01: 7 bldgs op, 367 MW; Building 8 complete, fitout pending”
    Dataset · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Epoch AI (Frontier Data Centers dataset) carries CoreWeave Denton TX at 7 buildings operating / 367 MW as of Sept. 1, 2026. THIRD-PARTY ESTIMATE ONLY - not sponsor-stated; it must not stand as, or be summed into, any campus
    “Epoch AI carries CoreWeave Denton TX at 7 buildings operating and 367 MW (2026-09-01)”
    Dataset · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Denton pocket context: Denton Municipal Electric (DME) TPIT 64776 upgraded the 138 kV Denton West - RD Wells line to 700 MVA, in service July 1, 2025; DME is this campus's municipal utility counterparty (394 MW arrangement
    “Upgrade 138kV DentonWest-RDWells line to 700MVA (SUM2024).”
    Dataset · July 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (50)
  • Construction stage: operating (7 buildings in service; final building fit-out under way)
    “Project Name: Core Scientific DTO - Building A Fit-out; Start Date: 9/1/2026, Completion Date: 5/31/2027, Estimated Cost: $110,000,000”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Current target date: May 31, 2027
    “Start Date: 9/1/2026, Completion Date: 5/31/2027, Estimated Cost: $110,000,000”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: scope Energy and Ancillary Services up to the full elective service demand of the Project, capped at the maximum capacity certified by Seller for each of Phase I, II and III
    “in an amount equal to the full elective service demand of the Project, not to exceed the maximum capacity as certified by Seller for each of Phase I, Phase II or Phase III”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: term 7
    “The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until the end of the seventh (7th) Contract Year unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: renewal by mutual written consent only; effective only if the Lease Agreement is extended or renewed for the same period
    “for any such renewal or extension to be effective, the Lease Agreement must also be extended or renewed for the same amount of time”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: termination Seller may terminate if the Lease Agreement is terminated or fails to become effective (zoning / council approval failure)
    “Seller shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event (i) that the Lease Agreement is terminated or (ii) the Lease Agreement fails to become effective”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: curtailment Deliveries excused only for Force Majeure, Seller Curtailment, System Curtailments or Planned Outages; buyer must comply with Switching Agreement directives; seller may open breakers
    “Buyer shall at all times during the Term comply with the directives of the Seller given pursuant to the Switching Agreement (Exhibit E).”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: renewable energy credits 1 REC per MWh
    “Seller is required to retire one REC for every MWh of Energy sold to Buyer.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: confidentiality / missing clause finding FINDING: the contract price (Exhibit A) and the per-phase certified maximum capacity values are redacted from the public copy; the executed PPA is sealed
    “the City Secretary is directed to seal and maintain the PPA in her custody and control, as documents excepted from public disclosure under the provisions of Texas Government Code, Section 552.133”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • hosting / colocation: capacity 262 MW critical IT
    “(iii) Marble Campus – 65 MW, (iv) Muskogee Campus – 70 MW, (v) Denton Campus – 262 MW, and (vi) Austin Campus – 16.5 MW.”
    SEC filing · April 2026 · grade A
  • phase delivery: delivery 132 MW critical IT (Buildings D, E, F and G operational and billing)
    “Buildings D, E, F and G (approximately 132 MW) are currently operational and billing, with substantial completion of remaining MWs expected to occur in the second half of 2026.”
    SEC filing · April 2026 · grade A
  • phase delivery: delivery not stated MW critical IT (Building 8 / Building H - no separate MW or date in filing)
    “The Denton Campus consists of eight buildings, which are referred to as Buildings A through H.”
    SEC filing · April 2026 · grade A
  • hosting / colocation: capacity 394 MW gross grid capacity (DME Contract, total potential campus load)
    “pursuant to a power purchase agreement (as amended, the “DME Contract”), for a total potential campus load of approximately 394 MW.”
    SEC filing · April 2026 · grade A
  • hosting / colocation: capacity 70 MW critical IT (incremental, Denton expansion)
    “The 70 MW of expansion at the Denton site brings the full critical IT load to just over 260 MW.”
    SEC filing · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • hosting / colocation: contract value 1200000000 USD (contracted revenue, Denton expansion)
    “The new agreement brings $1.2 billion in contracted revenue across Core Scientific’s Denton TX location”
    SEC filing · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • hosting / colocation: capacity 104000000 USD (Core Scientific-funded capex for Denton expansion, $1.5M per MW)
    “Under the terms of this 70MW expansion, Core Scientific is responsible for funding $104 million of capex ($1.5M per MW) for the powered core and shell, with CoreWeave responsible for the additional capex associated with the expansion.”
    SEC filing · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc. (colocation customer); OpenAI (reported end user)
    “Denton, Texas Total Billable Power ~260MW Customer”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: contracted - CoreWeave in occupancy under 12-year take-or-pay colocation contracts; capacity being delivered in phases
    “Contract Type Take-or-pay Customer is committed to paying for contracted capacity, regardless of utilization”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Investment projected: 6100000000 USD
    “The expansion is projected to bring a $6.1 billion real property investment.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • power purchase agreement (amendment): scope / capacity 394 MW
    “The Denton City Council's approval increases the leased land to approximately 78 acres and the Company's access to power to 394 MW.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • ground lease: scope / acreage 31 acres
    “Under the original agreement, Core Scientific leased approximately 31 acres of city-owned land and had access to 297 megawatts (MW) of power.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: scope 260 MW
    “Denton, Texas Total Billable Power ~260MW Customer”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: term 12 years
    “12-year contracts with two 5-year options”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: termination No ability to unilaterally terminate the contract
    “Ability to Terminate No ability to unilaterally terminate the contract”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: take-or-pay Customer is committed to paying for contracted capacity, regardless of utilization
    “Contract Type Take-or-pay Customer is committed to paying for contracted capacity, regardless of utilization”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: price Fixed price set upfront, including an annual escalator regardless of actual project costs; power and utilities passed through at cost
    “Cost Fixed price Price is set upfront, including an annual escalator regardless of actual project costs”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: capex funding 1500000 USD per MW
    “Up to $1.5 Million per MW (or approximately $750 Million) of data center build out costs are funded by CoreWeave and credited against hosting payments at no more than 50% of monthly fees”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: security interest UCC filings; Core Scientific holds liens on the data center assets
    “Security Interest UCC filings We have liens on the data center assets”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation expansion agreement: scope / expansion 70 MW
    “The 70 MW of expansion at the Denton site brings the full critical IT load to just over 260 MW.”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation expansion agreement: value 1200000000 USD
    “The new agreement brings $1.2 billion in contracted revenue across Core Scientific's Denton TX location”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation expansion agreement: capex funding 104000000 USD
    “Under the terms of this 70MW expansion, Core Scientific is responsible for funding $104 million of capex ($1.5M per MW) for the powered core and shell”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • colocation / hosting contracts: missing clause finding FINDING: the executed colocation agreements and order forms are not public; termination, cancellation and scope clauses are available only as the summary characteriz
    “Ability to Terminate No ability to unilaterally terminate the contract”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • CoreWeave's ~$9B all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific (merger agreement Jul 7, 2025) terminated Oct 30, 2025 after Core Scientific stockholders voted against it; Core Scientific remains the independent owner/operator
    “Based on preliminary results, the proposal did not receive the necessary approval from Core Scientific stockholders. As a result, the Agreement has been terminated.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Projected $6.1B real property investment and $194M property tax over the first 10 years after completion (company/city, Nov 2024); no city tax incentives requested
    “Moreover, the Company expects to generate $194 million in property tax revenue over the first 10 years after completion of the expansion”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Fitout cost: 110000000 USD
    “Start Date: 9/1/2026, Completion Date: 5/31/2027, Estimated Cost: $110,000,000”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: signed
    “The agreement increases CoreWeave's total contracted HPC infrastructure with Core Scientific to approximately 590 MW across six sites.”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Tenants: CoreWeave, Inc.
    “The agreement increases CoreWeave's total contracted HPC infrastructure with Core Scientific to approximately 590 MW across six sites.”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Hosting agreement: execution
    “today announced an expansion of its relationship with CoreWeave, an AI Hyperscaler. The new agreement brings an additional $1.2 billion in contracted revenue across Core Scientific's Denton TX location”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Hosting agreement: capacity 70 MW critical IT
    “The 70 MW of additional contracted power at the Denton site increases the full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW.”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Hosting agreement: contract value 1200000000 USD
    “The new agreement brings an additional $1.2 billion in contracted revenue across Core Scientific's Denton TX location”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Hosting agreement: term 12 years
    “New Agreement Boosts Total Projected Revenue to $10.2 Billion over 12-year Contract Terms”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Hosting agreement: renewal
    “The company also retains the option for two additional five-year renewal terms.”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
  • Acres city lease: 78.85 acres
    “As part of the deal, the City of Denton will lease 78.85 acres near the Denton Energy Center gas plant to Core Scientific for private use.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • ground lease (amendment): scope / acreage 78.85 acres
    “As part of the deal, the City of Denton will lease 78.85 acres near the Denton Energy Center gas plant to Core Scientific for private use.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • ground lease (amendment): cost responsibility Operator bears 100% of electrical interconnection infrastructure costs, including two new on-site substations; no city tax incentives requested
    “Core Scientific will be responsible for costs associated with the electrical interconnection infrastructure, and did not apply for tax incentives from the City of Denton.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tax incentives: finding FINDING: no city tax incentives were requested or granted; a State of Texas incentive/abatement application was reported in Nov 2024 but no executed state agreement (JETI, Chapter 312, or other) f
    “It has applied to the State of Texas for incentives and abatements.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • CoreWeave disclosed a delayed third-party-developer data center on its Nov 2025 earnings call; The Information (via DCD, Jan 2026) identified the site as Denton, built by Core Scientific; torrential rain and high winds d
    “We have previously covered the delays at the site in question, which is being built by Core Scientific for CoreWeave.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Press detail on the merger termination (SEC-filing based reporting)
    “As a result, on October 30, 2025, pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, Core Scientific terminated the Merger Agreement, effective immediately.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • compute services (end customer): capacity 260 MW critical IT (Denton; press attribution only - not in any filing)
    “In addition, the publication identifies the data center in question as being developed for OpenAI, the same facility that was “delayed” in the company’s last quarter.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant status: CoreWeave is the contracted HPC tenant: the Feb 2025 expansion took CoreWeave's contracted critical IT capacity at Denton to approximately 260 MW (of ~590 MW contracted across Core Scientific sites)
    “The new agreement brings an additional $1.2 billion in contracted revenue across Core Scientific's Denton TX location”
    Company · Feb. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (27)
  • Zoning class: warehouse data center (Denton Development Code)
    “Each data center has met all Denton Development Code requirements and has been classified as either a warehouse data center (Core Scientific, Inc.) or a modular data center”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Building registration (architectural barriers): Building registration - interior fit-out as data hall
    “INTERIOR FITOUT OF EXISTING TYPE IIB BUILDING AS A DATA HALL, TOTALING 27,678.22 SF.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Air quality (TCEQ): No site-specific air permit - Permit by Rule applies
    “This PBR does not require you to register or pay a fee.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • State directive check (Governor Abbott, Sep 21, 2026): Abbott directive applicability check
    “While ERCOT currently under the Governors Directive is restricting interconnections over 75 MW, City's are still responsible for connections to the systems under 75 MW.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • City of Denton is mid-process on a data center moratorium under TLGC Chapter 212 / HB 2559: first hearing Sep 22, 2026; second hearing and first reading Oct 27, 2026; second reading Dec 1, 2026. The approved Core Scienti
    “Because the City will be holding the second public hearing and first reading of the moratorium ordinance both on October 27”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Approval of Ordinance No. 21-1364 authorizing the Power Purchase Agreement and ground lease with Core Scientific, Inc.
    “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, A TEXAS HOME-RULE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPROVING A POWER PUCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CORE SCIENTIFIC INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Denton Development Code amendments incorporating data center land use regulations (warehouse data centers by right in industrial districts; modular by SUP)
    “On September 20, 2022, the City Council voted to approved amendments to the DDC, incorporating land use regulations related to data centers.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council (Agenda Committee): Informal Staff Report 2026-039 issued on data center developments; staff raised a possible data center policy / temporary moratorium discussion
    “This ISR was requested by Council to provide information on current data center definitions, locations, applicable codes, and information in preparation to discuss a potential temporary moratorium on data centers”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Resolution 26-1287 approved, setting the data center moratorium public hearing dates (Sep 22 and Oct 27, 2026)
    “On August 18, City Council approved a resolution setting the dates of the data center moratorium as September 22 and October 27.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: First statutory public hearing on the proposed data center moratorium held
    “on September 22, 2026, City Council held the first statutory public hearing on the data center moratorium.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Work session on moratorium findings and written justification; public hearing on DDC data center amendments (closed-loop cooling requirement)
    “October 13, 2026: City Council work session to discuss possible findings and justifications for the moratorium and hold a public hearing on DDC amendments.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Scheduled: second public hearing and first reading of the data center moratorium ordinance; second reading set for Dec 1, 2026
    “October 27, 2026: Second public hearing and first reading of the moratorium ordinance.”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Office building for data center campus.”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Crane for erection of new office building on campus”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Temporary Crane for construction of data center.”
    FAA · April 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2024-ASW-15870-OE: Denton Data Center, Mobile Crane, 50 ft AGL, 700 ft AMSL, 33.21382222,-97.20845833, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2024-11-07”
    FAA · Nov. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16357-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 1 - BLDG A NW, Building, 41 ft AGL, 681 ft AMSL, 33.2135,-97.212, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16358-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 1 - BLDG A SW, Building, 41 ft AGL, 681 ft AMSL, 33.2126,-97.212, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16359-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 1 - BLDG B NW, Building, 41 ft AGL, 685 ft AMSL, 33.2136,-97.2084, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16360-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 1 - BLDG D SW, Building, 41 ft AGL, 685 ft AMSL, 33.2125,-97.2084, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16362-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 2 - BLDG E NW BC, Building, 41 ft AGL, 689 ft AMSL, 33.2179,-97.2115, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16363-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 2 - BLDG E SW BC, Building, 41 ft AGL, 689 ft AMSL, 33.2171,-97.2115, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16364-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 2 - BLDG F NE BC, Building, 41 ft AGL, 688 ft AMSL, 33.2177,-97.2084, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2021-ASW-16365-OE: CS Data Hall - Site 2 - BLDG F SE BC, Building, 41 ft AGL, 688 ft AMSL, 33.217,-97.2084, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2021-10-21”
    FAA · Oct. 2021 · grade A
  • Denton City Council: Approval of amendments to Core Scientific's Power Purchase Agreements and land leases (lease ~31 to ~78 acres; power access 297 to 394 MW per company)
    “today announced the Denton City Council's approval of amendments to the Company's Power Purchase Agreements and land leases. The approval came during the Council's November 19 meeting.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • TDLR TABS project registration (architectural barriers / construction filing): Review Complete
    “Project Number: TABS2026028247; Current Status: Review Complete”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: Commercialalteration: pending revisions
    “Permit number: 2608-0521 · Type: Commercialalteration · Status: pending revisions · Job value: $3,073,471 · Effective date: Aug. 12, 2026 · Business: T5 Data Centers · Address: 8171 Jim Christal Rd Bldg A · Description: Existing data center shell fit out”
    Local building-permit records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
Legal (1)
  • Developer: Core Scientific, Inc.
    “Owner Name: Core Scientific Inc.; Owner Address: 838 Walker Road, Suite 21-2105, Dover, Delaware 19904”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
Site and other (15)
  • Address: 8171 Jim Christal Rd, Denton, TX 76207
    “Location Address: 8171 Jim Christal Road Denton, TX 76207, Location County: Denton”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Operator: Core Scientific, Inc.
    “For the types of data centers (Colocation and Hyperscale) addressed in this ISR, there are two within its city limits: (1) Core Scientific, Inc. - HPC/AI data center”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Campus name: CoreWeave Denton TX (Core Scientific Denton)
    “developer CoreWeave; tenants OpenAI”
    grade B
  • Original target date: not stated
    “based on its status as load energized prior to March 25, 2022 and is not subject to Batch Zero allocation process”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • First energized: before March 25, 2022
    “based on its status as load energized prior to March 25, 2022 and is not subject to Batch Zero allocation process”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site address: 8171 Jim Christal Road, Denton, TX 76207
    “Facility Name: Core Scientific DTO; Location Address: 8171 Jim Christal Road Denton, TX 76207”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Registered facility name: Core Scientific DTO
    “Project Name: Core Scientific DTO - Building A Fit-out; Facility Name: Core Scientific DTO; Owner Name: Core Scientific Inc.”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Fitout scope: 27678 sq ft
    “INTERIOR FITOUT OF EXISTING TYPE IIB BUILDING AS A DATA HALL, TOTALING 27,678.22 SF.”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Site acres: 78 acres
    “Denton AI Data Center Campus (Denton 1) Project Overview: Site Area: 78 acres”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: operating
    “the neocloud has now successfully deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • OpenAI identified as the end user of the Denton capacity (The Information, confirmed by CoreWeave per DCD); no SEC filing opened names OpenAI for this site
    “The site is being built for OpenAI, and CoreWeave confirmed as such to The Information.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • More than 16,000 GPUs deployed at the facility by end of Dec 2025 (2,000+ in a single day), evidencing live AI production load during the conversion build-out
    “the neocloud has now successfully deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the facility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • ~300 full-time on-site jobs plus 200+ independent jobs projected at full buildout (city/company, Nov 2024)
    “The expansion is expected to lead to an estimated 300 full-time, on-site positions, and over 200 independent jobs.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: operating in part / expanding (GPU deployment under way; the site was the CoreWeave project delayed ~60 days by summer-2025 weather per Core Scientific's disclosure; Building 8 fit-out remained per the Ep
    “the neocloud has now successfully deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the facility.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • CoreWeave's Nov 2025 earnings call disclosed a delivery delay from an unnamed third-party developer behind schedule; reporting identified the site as Denton (Core Scientific later attributed ~60 days to summer rain/wind
    “In CoreWeave's November 2025 earnings call, the company revealed that one of its data center projects had been delayed due to the unnamed third-party developer being behind schedule.”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C

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