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Freestone Data Center

A planned artificial intelligence data center complex beside the existing Freestone Energy Center near Fairfield. State utility regulators approved a shared connection and net metering arrangement, while a separate building fitout has entered the accessibility record.

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What the record establishes

Planned data center load
760 MW[2]
Existing colocated generation capacity
1,099 MW[2]
Filed fitout cost
$100 million[3]
Filed fitout area
306,216 sq ft[3]
Filed address
1360 FM 488, Fairfield[3]
Filed fitout window
August 23rd, 2026 through August 23rd, 2027[3]
Grid arrangement approved by the state
Shared point of interconnection and net metering with Freestone Energy Center[2]
Distribution service provider
Navarro County Electric Cooperative[2]
Utility order date
May 7th, 2026[2]
Owner of record
C1 Freestone 1, LLC[1]registry read August 27th, 2026
Occupant and operator of record
Paile, LLC[1]as of August 27th, 2026
Certification effective
March 24th, 2026[1]

What changes the reading

  • The planned load belongs to the wider complex. The fitout filing covers one interior project and does not establish the capacity of that building.[2][3]
  • The utility order approves a metering arrangement with operating conditions. It does not certify that the full data center load is built, energized or being served.[2]
  • The existing gas plant and the planned data center share a connection under the approved design. That does not mean the data center will always be supplied only by the adjacent plant.[2]
  • The building filing leaves its tenant field blank, while the registry names Paile as occupant and operator. A blank field is not evidence that no customer exists.[1][3]

Still not public

  • Actual delivered load and the construction sequence are not public.
  • A parent company and outside computing customer are not confirmed in the primary records.
  • Cooling design and expected water use are not public.
  • Backup generation and battery plans are not public.
  • A confirmed opening date is not public.

Source trail

  1. Data Center ListsTexas Comptroller of Public AccountsfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  2. Final Order in Docket 58872Public Utility Commission of TexasfilingRead August 27th, 2026.
  3. DFW20C Fitout Project DetailsTexas Department of Licensing and Regulationlocal governmentRead August 27th, 2026.

The registry entry for this facility comes from the Texas Comptroller's certified list of data centers holding a sales tax exemption. Owner, occupant and operator are roles in that filing rather than descriptions of who runs the building.