GW Ranch AI campus + GW Ranch Energy Center

Amazon (campus owner); Pacifico Energy (gas plant)

Status: Permitted (power plant)
Developer / parties: Amazon (campus owner); Pacifico Energy (gas plant)
Location: Fort Stockton area, Pecos County
Size: 8,000+ acre site (Pacifico); gas plant: 35 simple-cycle turbines, 5,000 MW nominal (TCEQ preliminary determination, per DCK); up to 7.65 GW gross gas (Pacifico); Pacifico cites a pathway to over 5 GW
Concerns / impacts: Permit allows ~33M tons CO2e/yr maximum, not a forecast (DCK; Cleanview); initially off-grid
Last verified: 2026-10-03

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

Aug 4 2025 TCEQ received application
Jan 21 2026 TCEQ issued construction permit 181033, PSDTX1672 and GHGPSDTX255 to Pacifico GW LLC (TCEQ air permits database)
Aug 2026 Amazon confirmed site ownership

Related records

2026-01-21

TCEQ permit Official record Pecos County · GW Ranch AI campus + GW Ranch Energy Center

TCEQ issues permits 181033, PSDTX1672, GHGPSDTX255 to Pacifico GW LLC for GW Ranch Energy Center, ~17 mi north of Fort Stockton.

Source: www2.tceq.texas.gov ↗

Sources

Official record www2.tceq.texas.gov
Company claim pacificoenergy.com
News report datacenterknowledge.com
Third-party tracker newsletter.cleanview.co

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