Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
On-site modular gas turbinesAnnounced only
announced as the initial power supply; no air permit, equipment order or unit count for this campus is on record, and the sponsor's fleet figures are portfolio-wide News report · June 2025
Permanent on-site gas plantSought, nothing filed
the sponsor said it was seeking a 2 GW plant to let the campus scale; no filing exists News report · June 2025
Proposed
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- June 2025On-site gas power announcedAPR Energy says the campus will run on modular gas units, with a 2 GW permanent plant sought to scale it. News report · June 2025
- As of Oct. 2026No state or grid filings foundNo air permit registration, Public Utility Commission docket or regional grid interconnection request naming the campus was located; the incumbent utility has no service agreement. see Permits
- Gray County is in the Southwest Power Pool, not ERCOT, and the incumbent utility is Southwestern Public Service (Xcel Energy). Company · Oct. 2026
- A different Pampa-area project, Google and Intersect's Meitner Energy Center (up to 840 MW first phase), is under construction and is not this campus. News report · Oct. 2026
- No plant for this campus appears in EIA's federal generator inventory (EIA-860M, Aug. 2026). That inventory covers grid-connected plants only, so an off-grid plant may not be listed yet. State agency · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ✓Project endorsement GrantedPampa Economic Development Corp. and Chamber of Commerce · June 2025: local endorsement, not a land-use or state approval; the announcement's phrase about state regulators is not backed by any record News report · Oct. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Air permit for gas turbines, Electric service or large-load filing, Generation interconnection request, Tax abatement or development agreement
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighSponsor soldThe company that announced the campus no longer holds its assets, and the buyer has not stated intentions for the Pampa project. Company · Oct. 2026
- HighNo permit, tenant or constructionSixteen months after the announcement, no air permit, grid filing, tenant or construction has been found, and the early-2026 target passed.
- MediumSelf-supplied gas power unprovenThe plan depends on turbines and a permanent plant that are not permitted, and the sponsor's fleet is not allocated to this site. Company · Oct. 2026
- WatchWaterStated use of up to 1.5M gallons a day drew press concern; no organized opposition or filing was found. News report · Oct. 2026
Money
Money on record
$300M
sponsor's credit facility
corporate revolver from Wingspire Capital, upsized Dec. 2025; not project finance for this campus
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Dec. 19, 2024Site A separate Duos Technologies and Pampa EDC partnership announces data center parks using APR turbines (not this campus) Company · Oct. 2026
- June 2025Site APR Energy announces the 800-acre, 400 MW gas-powered campus after local endorsement News report · June 2025
- Dec. 22, 2025Money APR's parent upsizes its credit facility to $300M, a corporate loan
- May 14, 2026Legal Federal regulators clear Elon Musk's purchase of New APR Energy State agency · Oct. 2026
- May 26, 2026Site Substantially all of New APR Energy's assets are sold Company · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 2026Site Press says it is unclear whether the Pampa data center will go ahead News report · Oct. 2026
The buildings
Specs
Early 2026
first phase target when announced; passed with no construction reported
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- New APR Energy LLC: developer; backed by Fortress Investment Group funds until the sale
- Elon Musk: reported buyer of New APR Energy's assets (federal filing)
- Duos Technologies: held 5% of the parent and managed the turbine fleet; not the campus developer
Power
- Southwestern Public Service (Xcel Energy): incumbent utility, no agreement
Decision-makers
- Pampa Economic Development Corp. and Chamber of Commerce: endorsed the project
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: air permitting
Still unknown
Open questions
- Whether the buyer will pursue the Pampa campus.
- Any air permit, tenant or construction.
- The meaning of the state approval cited at announcement.
Where this comes from
98 records from 21 documents
Drawn from public and commercial datasets, state agency records, company statements, news reports, securities filings and court filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Dataset 6State agency 6Company 5News report 4SEC filing 3Court filing 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 (20)
- IT capacity: not stated“no tenant, utility contract or interconnect application found”grade B
- Utility service: not stated“utility contract or interconnect application: none found”grade B
- Utility: Southwestern Public Service Company (Xcel Energy) - incumbent; no service agreement“Grapevine - Kingsmill 115 kV: Located in the Pampa, TX area”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Grid operator: SPP (Southwest Power Pool); Gray County is outside ERCOT“The Southwest Power Pool identified these three projects as part of its 2024 Integrated Transmission Plan Assessment”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Duos Edge AI, Duos Energy, Pampa EDC and Pampa Energy Center announce HDDC parks in Pampa using APR's turbine fleet (Fortress-managed). Implication: a separate Pampa project (guard) - APR's Pampa exposure before its own“This collaboration will develop state-of-the-art high-density data center (HDDC) parks featuring up to 500MW of natural gas self-generation”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Duos Energy is executing the AMA to deploy/operate up to 850 MW of New APR mobile gas turbines fleet-wide (Pampa is the anchor deployment) - a real, SEC-disclosed operating commitment behind the campus's bridging-power p“Significant improvement in Gross Margin compared to the same quarter one year ago and further improvements expected, primarily driven by Duos Energy beginning to execute against the Asset Management Agreement (AMA) with New APR”SEC filing · May 2025 · grade B
- On-site generation: 500 MW“Developing a high-density Data Center Park in Pampa, Texas in cooperation with New APR Energy and the Pampa Energy Center. The project includes the deployment of two Edge Data Centers and up to 500MW of bridging and permanent power”SEC filing · April 2025 · grade B
- utility docket: search - no docket located“No PUCT docket, CCN filing or large-load interconnection filing naming APR Energy or a Pampa data center was located in the PUC docket index in this pass”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- generation interconnection: search - no filing located“No SPP generation-interconnection request for an APR Energy gas plant in Gray County was located in the published queue material searched in this pass”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- APR Energy announces the 800-acre Pampa campus: 400 MW initial capacity from on-site modular gas turbines, a 2 GW permanent gas plant planned, first phase slated early 2026. Implication: announcement only; every downstre“The initial power will be provided through modular gas units, with APR seeking to deploy a 2GW permanent natural gas plant onsite to allow the project to scale”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- APR Energy reports its owned mobile gas turbine fleet above 1.1 GW (up from 850 MW a year earlier). Implication: fleet growth was portfolio-level; no unit allocation to the Pampa campus has ever been published.“The company owns and operates one of the world's largest mobile gas turbine fleets, with over 1.1 gigawatts of power generation capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Google and Intersect announce construction of the Meitner Energy Center data center hub spanning Gray and Roberts counties (up to 840 MW behind-the-meter phase one). Implication: a different Pampa-area project is actuall“Google and Intersect on Thursday, June 4 announced construction of the Meitner Energy Center, a data center hub spanning Gray and Roberts Counties”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 400 MW“The data center is expected to have an initial capacity of 400MW and will be powered by on-site natural gas turbines.”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- On-site generation: 2,000 MW“The initial power will be provided through modular gas units, with APR seeking to deploy a 2GW permanent natural gas plant onsite to allow the project to scale.”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 400 MW“The data center is expected to have an initial capacity of 400MW and will be powered by on-site natural gas turbines”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- On-site generation: 2,000 MW“The initial power will be provided through modular gas units, with APR seeking to deploy a 2GW permanent natural gas plant onsite to allow the project to scale”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Utility: none (grid) - the project is designed around on-site natural-gas generation: modular APR turbines first, then a planned 2 GW permanent plant. No serving grid utility is named in the announcement“APR produces several mobile gas turbine solutions, with power ratings of between 25 to 265MW per unit”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- On-site generation: 400 MW“The data center is expected to have an initial capacity of 400MW and will be powered by on-site natural gas turbines”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Stated campus size: not stated“The data center is expected to have an initial capacity of 400MW and will be powered by on-site natural gas turbines”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Power plan: onsite“The initial power will be provided through modular gas units, with APR seeking to deploy a 2GW permanent natural gas plant onsite to allow the project to scale”News report · June 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (15)
- Asset purchase - sale of New APR Energy: scope substantially all assets of New APR Energy, LLC“Acquiring Party: Elon Musk. Acquired Party: CF APR Super Holdings LLC. Acquired Entities: New APR Energy, LLC”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Asset purchase - sale of New APR Energy: condition HSR early termination granted May 14, 2026 (FTC transaction 20261350)“Date: May 14, 2026. Transaction Number: 20261350. Granting Status: Granted”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Incentives: not stated“no executed incentive agreement text located”grade B
- Fleet management agreement (definitive agreement): scope 850 MW of APR Energy mobile gas turbines under management“Duos Energy Corporation, partnered with Fortress Investment Group, recently signed a definitive agreement to manage 850MW of mobile gas turbines acquired from APR Energy”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Fleet management agreement (definitive agreement): termination finding - no term, termination or fee provisions disclosed in the public release“recently signed a definitive agreement to manage 850MW of mobile gas turbines acquired from APR Energy”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Asset Management Agreement (AMA): scope management of the APR turbine fleet (began January 2025)“The Company entered into an Asset Management Agreement (AMA) with New APR beginning in January 2025, pursuant to which the Company managed APR's business”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Asset Management Agreement (AMA): termination AMA wound down in Q2 2026 after the sale of APR's assets (Duos Energy Services revenue fell to zero in Q2 2026)“The Company's AMA with New APR was wound down following the sale of APR's assets”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Asset purchase - sale of New APR Energy: escrow/holdback approx $9.9M retained in escrow against Duos's pro-rata indemnity obligations; released after 12 months if unused“An additional amount of approximately $9.9 million was retained in escrow in connection with the Company's pro rata portion of any indemnity and other similar obligations”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Asset purchase - sale of New APR Energy: termination finding - the asset purchase agreement is not public; no termination provisions are disclosed in the FTC notice or in Duos's release“On May 26, 2026, substantially all of the assets of New APR were sold to a third party”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Development / incentive agreement: missing finding - no executed development agreement, Chapter 312 abatement or EDC incentive agreement for this campus located in any public source; only an EDC/Chamber project approval“The comptroller shall maintain a central registry of reinvestment zones designated under this chapter and of ad valorem tax abatement agreements executed under this chapter”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Substantially all assets of New APR Energy sold to a third party; Duos receives approx $50.4M for its 5% interest and its APR asset-management agreement winds down. Implication: developer continuity broken - the entity t“On May 26, 2026, substantially all of the assets of New APR were sold to a third party”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Financing: $300M corporate revolving credit facility (Wingspire Capital; upsized from $150M, Dec 22, 2025) - sponsor-level, not project finance“no - only disclosed capital is a $300M Wingspire revolver (upsized from $150M, Dec 22 2025) [B] for fleet capex/operations generally”grade B
- DCD reports the Musk acquisition (approx $1B) and states it is unclear whether the Pampa data center will go ahead. Implication: latest public status - project future unconfirmed post-sale; no construction, permit or ten“It is unclear whether the Texas data center will go ahead”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Acquisition value reported: approximately $1 billion (reported, not disclosed)“Reports indicate that the tech mogul spent approximately $1 billion to acquire the Jacksonville, Florida-based firm”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: none signed - APR is seeking data center developers, hyperscalers and AI partners to partner on the development; the Pampa project is APR's first as primary developer“It is currently seeking data center developers, hyperscalers, and AI partners to partner on the development of the facility”News report · June 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (5)
- FTC grants early termination of the HSR waiting period for Elon Musk's acquisition of CF APR Super Holdings / New APR Energy (transaction 20261350). Implication: the campus's sponsor changed hands; the buyer's project-le“Granting Status: Granted”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Permitting pathway: No state land-use approval required; operative state authorization is TCEQ air permitting (none located); local EDC/Chamber endorsements only“Internal combustion engine and gas turbine driven compressors, electric generator sets, and water pumps are permitted by rule if they meet the conditions stated in 30 TAC Sections 106.4 and 106.511. No registration or fee is required”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- air quality: search - no record located“Internal combustion engine and gas turbine driven compressors, electric generator sets, and water pumps are permitted by rule if they meet the conditions stated in 30 TAC Sections 106.4 and 106.511. No registration or fee is required”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Pampa Economic Development Corporation and Pampa Chamber of Commerce: Approval of APR Energy's 800-acre natural gas data center project (400 MW initial phase, on-site gas turbines)“The Pampa Chamber of Commerce and the Pampa Economic Development Corporation approved the project”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Pampa Chamber of Commerce and Pampa EDC approved the APR campus on Jul 10, 2025; first phase slated early 2026 per company statements.“The Pampa Chamber of Commerce and the Pampa Economic Development Corporation approved the project last Tuesday (July 10).”News report · July 2025 · grade C
Site and other (13)
- Announced: Dec. 19, 2024“proudly announces a pivotal partnership with the Pampa Energy Center (“PEC”). This collaboration aims to develop high-density Data Center Development Parks”Company · Dec. 2024 · grade A
- Developer: New APR Energy LLC (APR Energy)“funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group acquired the assets of APR Energy LLC in early 2025 and established New APR Energy LLC”grade B
- Construction stage: not stated“verdict: announced only”grade B
- Current target date: not stated“It is unclear whether the Texas data center will go ahead”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Paper or real: paper“It is unclear whether the Texas data center will go ahead”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Announcement coverage flags the campus's stated water demand (up to 1.5M gallons/day) against Texas water-plan shortfalls. Implication: no organised opposition, protest or water filing was located; the concern is press c“The vast water usage has led to concerns that it could impact water security across the state”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: announced only; no construction trace - the 800-acre Pampa campus was announced in Jul 2025 with Pampa Chamber of Commerce and Pampa EDC approval; an Overpass survey of the Pampa area on Oct. 18, 2026 fo“A separate disclosure from Duos Technologies said substantially all of New APR Energy's assets were sold to a third party on May 26”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Site acres: 800 acres“APR Energy has obtained approval from state regulators to move forward with the development of an 800-acre data center in Pampa, Texas”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Acres: 800 acres“APR Energy has obtained approval from state regulators to move forward with the development of an 800-acre data center in Pampa, Texas”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Expansion land rofr: 500 acres“The company also has the right of first refusal on an adjacent plot of land spanning 500 acres”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Announced: June 2025“announcing that it had obtained approval from state regulators to proceed with developing an 800-acre data center in Pampa, Texas”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Water use stated: up to 1.5 million gallons per day gallons/day“the data center is expected to consume up to 1.5 million gallons of water per day”News report · June 2025 · grade C
- Original target date: early 2026 (first phase, as announced)“The first phase of the project's development is slated for early 2026”News report · June 2025 · grade C