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The Cedar Creek story, with the source record attached.

This page gives reporters, researchers, civic groups, and public officials a clean starting point without flattening confirmed facts, estimates, leads, and unknowns into one claim.

Content reviewed October 28, 2026 · Evidence dates appear with the records.

Media brief

What the public record currently supports

Numbers below are rounded for briefing use. Follow the source links before publication.

Air-application power1,326 MW maximum nominal output · 48 turbines

Earlier JETI figures710 MW site-rated redundant power · approximately 490 MW IT load

Filed project narrativeApproximately 2,842 acres

Initial planned disturbance477.54 acres across two operators

Permanent power-facility jobs25 projected by the applicant

Local tax-break statusChapter 312 withdrawals confirmed Aug. 19 · JETI withdrawal company-reported

County contextAugust 24 policy outcome is historical · see October coverage and the follow-up update

Air registration

Last verified pending · October 1

Registration 185019 / Project 413471 was pending at the last verified project-tracker check on October 1, 2026. A fresh project-specific check could not be completed October 28; this is not confirmation of today’s disposition. The September 21 directive pauses data-center permit issuance pending ERCOT’s review. No Pacifico restart or decision date is established by the records reviewed.

Check TCEQ’s project record
Read the permitting-pause update

Water service

Approved September minutes are now public

Aqua’s posted, approved September 1 minutes record unanimous approval of Resolution 26.09.01 and the NSSA, with final negotiations on outstanding portions authorized. A final executed agreement has not been verified. Minutes checked October 28, 2026.

Read the study and current agreement questions

Separate corridor project

CoreWeave is the registered AUS02 occupant

The Texas Comptroller identifies CoreWeave as occupant of EdgeConneX AU02. Earlier reporting projected an August opening; Lost Pines Watch has not independently confirmed commercial operation as of October 1. This is separate from Pacifico.

Open the FM 535 corridor record

Precision matters

Use these distinctions in coverage

Lost Pines Watch takes a public position while keeping its evidence labels explicit.

Say“Black Chamber appears to control development of the data-center footprint.”

Do not overstateDistinguish a reported prospective customer from a signed tenant contract. The project’s final ownership, financing and customer commitments require their own evidence.

SayThe July 27 action concerned countywide guidelines, not approval of Pacifico’s individual requests.

Do not overstateStormwater authorization does not mean the overall project has been fully permitted. A pending motion does not mean an active authorization has been suspended.