Power
Power and the grid
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- On-site energy center (gas, wind and solar) Permitted, site works under waymegawatts not stated; a gas air permit is issued and stormwater coverage covers wind, solar and paving work; no utility agreement found State agency · Sept. 2026
What is next door
Measured from the state permit record point, not a surveyed site boundary. Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 2 granted
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- ◷Data-center wastewater authorization PendingTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · Sept. 2026: application for the data-center site is pending State agency · Sept. 2026
- ✓Air permit, Meitner Energy Center GrantedTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · May 28, 2026: new source permit 184049 issued to Ip Meitner Gas LLC State agency · Oct. 2026
- ✓Construction stormwater coverage GrantedTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · Sept. 2026: issued July to September 2026 for the wind, solar and paving contractors State agency · Sept. 2026
Risks
What could slow it down
- MediumData center not yet confirmedOnly the energy center has permits and site works on record; data-center building construction is not confirmed. see Permits
- MediumWastewater authorization pendingThe data-center wastewater authorization is still an application. see Permits
- WatchDeveloper link rests on pressIntersect Power's data-center target comes from a press account; no filing states the size or a tenant. News report · Oct. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- May 28, 2026Permits Texas issues air permits for the Meitner Energy Center to Ip Meitner Gas LLC State agency · Oct. 2026
- Sept. 2026Construction Construction stormwater coverage is issued over July to September for wind, solar and paving work at the site State agency · Sept. 2026
- Oct. 2026Money Press reports Intersect Power is targeting a $3 billion data-center development in the Pampa area News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since Feb. 2026: 3 FAA filings (Feb. 2026 to May 2026): tallest permanent building 55 ft (filed Feb. 2026) and tallest crane 600 ft (May 2026).
FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 2. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Developer
- Intersect Power: developer named by press
- Ip Meitner Gas LLC: holder of the air permit
Builders on site
- M. A. Mortenson Company: general contractor (employer on site)
Still unknown
Open questions
- Data-center size in MW and any tenant.
- Utility or on-site power arrangement for the data center.
- Whether the data-center buildings have started.
Where this comes from
29 records from 8 documents
Drawn from state agency records, public and commercial datasets and news reports, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
State agency 3Dataset 3News report 2
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 (9)
- Registry status: air permits issued construction underway“MEITNER ENERGY CENTER; 184049; Air New Source; ISSUED PERMIT; Ip Meitner Gas, LLC; begin 2026-05-28”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Construction stage: energy-center permits issued; site works under way - TCEQ air NSR permits for the Meitner Energy Center (RN112441241) issued May 28, 2026 and construction stormwater coverage issued Jul-Sep 2026 (Meitne“MEITNER ENERGY CENTER | 184049 | Air New Source | ISSUED PERMIT | Ip Meitner Gas, LLC; MEITNER PKN ASPHALT PAVING | TXR1505ZJ | Stormwater | ISSUED PERMIT | Duininck, Inc.”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- Campus name: Meitner Energy Center“MEITNER ENERGY CENTER | 184049 | Air New Source | Intersection of County Road B and County Road 21 northeast of Pampa | ISSUED PERMIT | Ip Meitner Gas, LLC”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Nearest substation: 8.68 km - unnamed substation (69 kV)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 10.50 km - 345 kV lineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 138 kV: none - no lines in the 100-345 kV band mapped on the map within 15 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 5.37 km - unnamed pipelineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power plant: 8.93 km - wind turbineMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Developer: Intersect Power“Intersect Power is known to be targeting a $3 billion data center development in the Pampa area of Gray County, south of Miami, known as the Meitner Project”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (1)
- Announced: Jan. 17, 2026“Construction is now underway on a $3 billion data center project called Meitner in Pampa.”News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (7)
- air nsr: issued“ENGINES AND TURBINES”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- air nsr: issued“ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-6365-OE: PKN Data Center, Mobile Crane, 600 ft AGL, 3710 ft AMSL, 35.58595,-100.71912, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-05-13”FAA · May 2026 · grade B
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-2391-OE: Crawler Crane, Mobile Crane, 325 ft AGL, 3435 ft AMSL, 35.58595,-100.71912, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-02-11”FAA · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- Tallest structure filed with the FAA (ft): 55 ft“ASN 2026-ASW-1940-OE: PKN Data Center, Building, 55 ft AGL, 3165 ft AMSL, 35.58595,-100.71912, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-02-03”FAA · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-1940-OE: PKN Data Center, Building, 55 ft AGL, 3165 ft AMSL, 35.58595,-100.71912, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-02-03”FAA · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA records the first filings naming this site's data-center component: a 55-ft building and a 600-ft mobile crane filed as 'PKN Data Center' (ASNs 2026-ASW-1940-OE, submitted Feb. 3, 2026, and 2026-ASW-6365-OE, sub“ASN 2026-ASW-1940-OE: PKN Data Center, Building, 55 ft AGL, 3165 ft AMSL, 35.58595,-100.71912, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-02-03”FAA · Feb. 2026 · grade B