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.
Timeline
- filed
Application submitted to TCEQ
- ordered
Notice issuance date for the executive director's preliminary decision and draft permit
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-18
Checked and unchanged. The notice still names permits 182126, PSDTX1688 and GHGPSDTX263 for Crusoe Technologies. The comment window runs 30 days from newspaper publication.
- 2026-08-21
Checked and unchanged. The notice still carries a preliminary decision and draft permit for Crusoe Technologies LLC under permits 182126, PSDTX1688 and GHGPSDTX263, with a notice issuance date of August 5th, 2026. The comment window still runs thirty days from newspaper publication, and the notice still names no publication date.
- 2026-08-25
Checked and unchanged. Still open, with no dated movement.
- 2026-08-26
Checked and unchanged. Still open, with no dated movement.
- 2026-08-29
Checked and unchanged. The executive director's preliminary decision on the gas plant at the Abilene campus still stands and the comment period on it is still open. The three permits it covers are unaltered.
- 2026-09-01
TCEQ's preliminary decision on the Abilene campus power plant remains open to public comment.
- 2026-09-02
Checked and unchanged. Still open, with no dated movement.
- 2026-09-05
The preliminary decision on the Crusoe gas plant still stands and the comment door is still open. A reader can still file.
- 2026-09-08
The state environmental agency's preliminary decision on the Crusoe gas plant at the Abilene campus still stands, and the comment room is still the way in.
- 2026-09-09
The comment window on Crusoe's gas plant at the Abilene data center is still open and the preliminary decision it rests on is unchanged.
- 2026-09-12
Checked and unchanged. Still open, with no dated movement.
- 2026-09-13
Checked and unchanged. Still open, with no dated movement.
- 2026-09-16
The comment window on the Crusoe gas plant at the Abilene campus is still open, so a reader still has a dated way to be heard. The preliminary decision has not been superseded.
- 2026-09-19
The comment period on the gas plant's preliminary decision is still the way in, and the agency has issued no final permit.
- 2026-09-23
The comment file on the Abilene gas plant is still open on the preliminary decision.
- 2026-09-26
The comment file on the Abilene gas plant's preliminary decision is still open at the environmental agency.
- 2026-09-29
Comment on TCEQ's preliminary decision for Crusoe's gas plant at the Abilene campus is still being taken.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
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 · tceq.texas.gov
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 · tceq.texas.gov
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 · tceq.texas.gov
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 · tceq.texas.gov
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 · tceq.texas.gov
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 · tceq.texas.gov
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
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.
Who decides it?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public 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. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Taylor County in the Abilene, TX area.
Has it been decided?
Its status on the record is open.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was ordered on August 5th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is November 7th, 2025.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under land, water and permitting.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 29th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, TCEQ issues preliminary decision and opens comment on Crusoe's gas power plant at the Abilene data center campus. Tracked since November 7th, 2025. Last verified September 29th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0064/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0064.
Beat
Filed under Land, water and permitting, with every other decision on that beat.