TCEQ issues preliminary decision and opens comment on Crusoe's gas power plant at the Abilene data center campus
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's executive director finished technical review and drafted a permit for an electric power generation facility at 615 Farm-to-Market Road 2404 outside Abilene. That is the address of the Stargate campus in Taylor County. The notice covers three permits at once. They are state air quality permit 182126, PSD permit PSDTX1688 and greenhouse gas PSD permit GHGPSDTX263, all sought by Crusoe Technologies LLC. TCEQ processed the application in an expedited manner under its own rules. Written comments are due within 30 days of the newspaper publication of the notice. A person who may be affected by the emissions can request a contested case hearing on the state and PSD permits, though not on the greenhouse gas permit.
How to take part
Submit written comments or request a public meeting or contested case hearing electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment. They may also be mailed to the Office of the Chief Clerk at P.O. Box 13087 in Austin. Use mail code MC 105 and postal code 78711-3087. Reference permit 182126. The full application and draft permit can be read at the Abilene Public Library on Cedar Street.
Where
1 county. In Abilene.
Dates
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | filed | Application submitted to TCEQ |
| 2026-08-05 | ordered | Notice issuance date for the executive director's preliminary decision and draft permit |
The evidence
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Crusoe Technologies LLC, 255 Fillmore Street, Denver, CO 80206-5030, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of proposed State Air Quality Permit 182126, issuance of Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Air Quality Permit PSDTX1688, and issuance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) PSD Air Quality Permit GHGPSDTX263 for emissions of GHGs, which would authorize construction of an electric power generation facility located at 615 Farm-to-Market Road 2404, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas 79601.TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official
This application was submitted to the TCEQ on November 7, 2025.TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official
This application was processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J.TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official
You may submit additional written public comments within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of this notice in the manner set forth in the AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION paragraph below.TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official
There is no opportunity to request a contested case hearing regarding the portion of the application for GHG PSD Air Quality Permit Number GHGPSDTX263.TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official
Notice Issuance Date: August 5, 2026TCEQ Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision for Air Quality Permits, Proposed Air Quality Permit Numbers 182126, PSDTX1688, and GHGPSDTX263 Primary source, official