Texas Just Approved the Largest Gas Power Project in U.S. History

Texas Just Approved the Largest Gas Power Project in U.S. History

Texas’ environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oilfields of the Permian Basin, according to an announcement from the project’s developers.  Pacifico Energy, a global, investor-owned infrastructure company, called its 7.65 gigawatt GW Ranch in Pecos County “the largest power project in the United States” in a press release…

Largest Power Project In US Approved For West Texas Amid Gas Plant And Data Center Buildout

In a landmark development for the U.S. energy sector, Pacifico Energy has secured approval for its GW Ranch project in Pecos County, West Texas. This 7.65 gigawatt (GW) gas-fired power campus, combined with 1.8 GW of battery storage and 750 MW of solar capacity, has been hailed as the largest permitted power project in the nation. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted the air permit, paving the way for a private-grid facil…