Data center profile · 382 Earl Callahan Road, Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, Texas

Project Longhorn (Pacifico Cedar Creek)

Pacifico Energy and BlackChamber's 2,842-acre Bastrop County, Texas campus: 1,326 MW on-site gas plant, air registration caught in the state pause; Anthropic talks unconfirmed.

Air permit pending, paused. The gas plant's air registration, filed Aug. 14, 2026, is pending and falls under the governor's Sept. 2026 pause on data-center permits. No construction is on record; a building filing sets a Nov. 2026 start. Anthropic lease talks are unconfirmed.
1,326 MW
on-site gas generation in the air registration
48 turbines, maximum nominal; not campus load
~490 MW
IT capacity in the developer's June 2026 filing
with 710 MW site-rated power; Pacifico later called those figures out of date
$366M
estimated cost of Building One
498,165 sq ft, state building filing (press)
2,842 acres
campus and power-plant site
press
OperatorPacifico Energy (power plant) and BlackChamber Partners (data center)
CustomerNone confirmed; Anthropic reported in talks to lease (press)
Planned IT capacity490 MW at full build-out (company IT figure)
Next deadlineNov. 30, 2026: Filed start of Building One construction (state building filing; the plant's air permit is still pending)
Permits

Permits checklist

3 pending · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals the campus and its power plant need, and where each stands.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

On-site simple-cycle gas plant (48 turbines)Air registration pending
1,326 MW
maximum nominal in the Aug. 2026 air registration; the June filing cited 710 MW of site-rated redundant power News report · Aug. 2026
Proposed

Getting on the grid

On-site generation on file

+4 more
Money

Money on record

$366M estimated cost of Building One (press) (state building filing). News report · Oct. 2026

Not on record: tax incentives sought: county abatement and state JETI applications withdrawn Aug. 2026 Company · Aug. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. April 8, 2026
    Paper trail Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC registered in Delaware and Texas
  2. June 2026
    Money State incentive application describes 710 MW of site-rated power supporting about 490 MW of IT capacity News report · Oct. 2026
  3. Aug. 14, 2026
    Permits Air registration for a 48-turbine, 1,326 MW gas plant received by the state News report · Aug. 2026
  4. Aug. 2026
    Money Developers withdraw their county tax abatement and state incentive applications Company · Aug. 2026
  5. Sept. 1, 2026
    Site Water supplier moves the large-volume request into negotiations (press) News report · Sept. 2026
  6. Sept. 21, 2026
    Permits Governor halts new state data-center permits pending a grid audit News report · Sept. 2026
  7. Oct. 13, 2026
    Permits County commissioners ask the state to hold a public meeting on the plant News report · Oct. 2026
  8. Oct. 2026
    Site Press reports the plant is tied to data centers for Anthropic; no party confirms News report · Oct. 2026
  9. Nov. 30, 2026
    Construction Filed start of Building One construction News report · 2026
  10. Jan. 2028
    Construction Filed completion of Building One News report · 2026
The buildings

Specs

498,165 sq ft
Building One, in a state building filing (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
48 turbines
six model families, with catalysts for nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide control
News report · Aug. 2026
710 MW
site-rated redundant power in the June 2026 filing (developer)
News report · Oct. 2026
2 buildings
the plant would power two data-center buildings (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Developers
  • Pacifico Energy: power developer
  • BlackChamber Partners: data-center co-developer
  • Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC: air permit applicant
Reported tenant
  • Anthropic: reported in lease talks (press; unconfirmed)
Government
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: air registration
  • Bastrop County Commissioners Court: requested a public meeting
  • State Rep. Stan Gerdes: raised concerns with the governor
Water
  • Aqua Water Supply Corporation: large-volume water request
Opponents
  • Lost Pines Watch: local group critical of the project
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

52 records from 10 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, company statements and business registries, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 9State agency 1Company 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 (13)
  • Generating units on the permit: 6 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generating units on the permit: 11 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generating units on the permit: 8 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generating units on the permit: 6 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generating units on the permit: 9 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generating units on the permit: 8 units
    “Six (6) Baker Hughes NovaL T16, Eleven (11) Solar PGM70, Eight (8) Solar SMT60, Six (6) GE Frame 6B, Nine (9) Solar Titan T-130, and Eight (8) Ansaldo AE64.3A.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Generator maker and model: Baker Hughes NovaLT16; Solar PGM70; Solar SMT60; GE Frame 6B; Solar Titan 130 (T-130); Ansaldo AE64.3A
    “With the above configuration, the total maximum nominal electrical output will be 1,326 MW.”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 490 MW
    “At full buildout, the project is expected to offer 710MW of "site-rated redundant power using simple-cycle natural gas turbines" that will support 490MW of IT capacity.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: announced air permit pending issuance paused
    “TCEQ's online permit record, viewed Oct. 15, lists the application as a new standard-permit registration received Aug. 14 for a site at 382 Earl Callahan Road, filed under Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC. Its status is pending.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Cedar Creek residents packed the Oct 2026 commissioners court and raised noise and air-pollution concerns, urging the county to request a TCEQ public meeting
    “Cedar Creek residents have raised concerns about potential noise and air pollution and told commissioners they want their community's concerns considered.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project identity: 'Project Longhorn' - Pacifico Energy and BlackChamber Partners data center campus with an on-site natural gas power plant, 382 Earl Callahan Road, Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, TX; about 2,842 acres; the
    “Dubbed Project Longhorn - Building One, the data center will span some 498,165 sq ft (46,281 sqm) and be located at Earl Callahan Road, near Walter Hoffman Road, in Cedar Creek, Bastrop County.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: 1,326 MW
    “Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC's air-registration application describes 1,326 megawatts of maximum nominal generating capacity at 382 Earl Callahan Road in Bastrop County.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • it is not the Cedar Creek CCK plant (registration 185019, 48 turbines, 1,326 MW).
    “185019 · Pacifico Cedar Creek | 48 turbines; 1,326 MW”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (5)
  • Developers withdrew their Chapter 312 tax abatement applications and their JETI application in August 2026 following transparency concerns; the project is reported to proceed at full tax rate with no incentives
    “In August 2026, the developers officially withdrew their Chapter 312 tax abatement applications and their JETI application following transparency concerns from local residents.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project Longhorn Building One: $366 million estimated cost and 498,165 sq ft in a separate state registration, with a filed schedule of 30 Nov 2026 - 31 Jan 2028; the filing does not establish the plant is approved or fi
    “Project Longhorn Building One carries a $366 million estimated cost and 498,165 square feet of planned space.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Anthropic is reported (Austin Business Journal, via DataCenterDynamics) to be in talks to lease the campus; none of Pacifico, BlackChamber or Anthropic has commented - tenant remains unconfirmed
    “The Austin Business Journal has reported the plants are tied to data centers for Anthropic, the company known for its AI model Claude.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Aqua Water Supply Corporation's 1 Sep 2026 vote moved Pacifico's large-volume water service request into non-standard service agreement negotiations; no final executed agreement verified
    “Lost Pines Watch's September 3 meeting account reports that Aqua's September 1 vote moved Pacifico's request into non-standard service agreement negotiations. A final executed agreement has not been verified.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • tax abatement applications (WITHDRAWN): Chapter 312 abatement and JETI applications withdrawn
    “In August 2026, the developers officially withdrew their Chapter 312 tax abatement applications and their JETI application following transparency concerns from local residents.”
    Company · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (10)
  • 204 residents asked TCEQ for a public meeting on the registration and none had received an answer as of mid-October reporting; the standard-permit route itself provides no public notice or comment period.
    “John Bush, a Bastrop resident with Lost Pines Watch, a group critical of the project, told Community Impact that 204 people have asked TCEQ for a public meeting and none has received an answer”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Bastrop County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution asking TCEQ to hold a pu: county resolution requesting TCEQ public meeting
    “Commissioners approved a resolution requesting the meeting, but the vote does not guarantee the TCEQ will hold a hearing”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Bastrop County Commissioners Court:
    “Commissioners approved a resolution requesting the meeting, but the vote does not guarantee the TCEQ will hold a hearing.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Gov. Abbott's September 2026 halt on new TCEQ data-center permits pending an ERCOT audit applies to this pending registration; no restart date is established in the sources checked
    “In September, Governor Greg Abbott halted all new data center permits from the state's environmental agency until it completes a large-scale audit of facilities seeking to connect to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • The pending registration 185019 sits squarely inside the Governor's Sep 21, 2026 directive halting TCEQ permitting of data center projects pending the ERCOT audit; State Rep. Gerdes had raised this project with the Gover
    “Abbott on Sept. 21 directed the TCEQ to halt permitting of data center projects”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • State Rep. Stan Gerdes raised concerns about the project in September 2026 and spoke to Gov. Abbott, whose September 21 directive halted TCEQ permitting of data center projects pending the ERCOT audit
    “State Rep. Stan Gerdes, who represents the Bastrop County area, posted on X in September raising concerns about the proposed project and said he spoke to Gov. Abbott.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • permit type=air quality standard permit registration; applicant Pacifico CCK Ene: new standard-permit registration received; status pending
    “TCEQ's online permit record, viewed Oct. 15, lists the application as a new standard-permit registration received Aug. 14 for a site at 382 Earl Callahan Road, filed under Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC. Its status is pending.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC filed a new EGU standard permit registration (No. 1850: Electric Generating Unit standard permit registration received; status pending
    “TCEQ's online permit record, viewed Oct. 15, lists the application as a new standard-permit registration received Aug. 14 for a site at 382 Earl Callahan Road, filed under Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC. Its status is pending”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • The registration application describes 48 natural gas turbines in six model fami: application content (fleet and capacity as filed)
    “Pacifico CCK Energy 1 LLC's air-registration application describes 1,326 megawatts of maximum nominal generating capacity at 382 Earl Callahan Road in Bastrop County”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • permit type=construction filing; $366 million estimated cost; 498,165 sq ft; fil: Project Longhorn Building One construction filing registered
    “A proposal for a $366 million data center project in Cedar Creek, Texas, has been filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
Site and other (2)
  • County code: 48021
    “Dubbed Project Longhorn - Building One, the data center will span some 498,165 sq ft (46,281 sqm) and be located at Earl Callahan Road, near Walter Hoffman Road, in Cedar Creek, Bastrop County.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • 204 people have reportedly asked TCEQ for a public meeting on the application with no answer received, per Community Impact via Texas Dispatch
    “John Bush, a Bastrop resident with Lost Pines Watch, a group critical of the project, told Community Impact that 204 people have asked TCEQ for a public meeting and none has received an answer.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C