Facilities with 75 MW or more of annual peak demand fall under El Paso Electric's new Schedule 27 High Load Factor Large Power Service, requiring an annual load factor of at least 85 percent, or SWEPCO's proposed Electric Service – Large Load Contract, applicable to any customer with 75 MW or more of contract capacity at one facility or in aggregate.
Also active in Texas: Texas also carries the country's single largest publicly announced project pipeline: AEP Texas alone is serving a $15 billion Lancium/OpenAI Stargate campus near Abilene and a $17 billion, 1 GW Hut8 project in Corpus Christi.
Named Projects Already Underway
| Customer | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lancium (OpenAI Stargate Project) | Abilene, TX | $15 billion data centre campus, part of the OpenAI Stargate initiative |
| Hut8 | Corpus Christi, TX | $17 billion, 1 GW data centre project at the Beacon Point site |
Figures compiled from the Edison Electric Institute's "Large Load Projects and Tariffs" (September 2026) member-company summary and public regulatory filings. Confirm current tariff terms directly with El Paso Electric / Southwestern Electric Power Company (AEP) and the relevant state public utility commission before relying on any figure for a capital decision.
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