Fermi America HyperGrid / Project Matador
Under constructionTexas · Carson (some sources cite Randall) · last verified Sep 17, 2026
- Developer
- Fermi America (with Texas Tech University System)
- Tenant
- TensorWave (first binding lease, 222 MW expandable to 650+ MW)
- Location
- Amarillo, Carson (some sources cite Randall), Texas
- Announced capacity
- 17 GW
- Capacity confidence
- Estimate or generation figure
- Phase one
- 1 GW
- Site
- 5,800 acres
- Utility
- —
- Power source
- on-site mix: nuclear (proposed), natural gas, solar, wind, battery
- Reported investment
- —
- Announced
- Jun 26, 2025
- Target online
- First 1 GW targeted late 2026; nuclear buildout 2030s
Notes
11 GW is planned on-site generation target, not contracted load; county attribution inconsistent across sources. Capacity raised from 11 GW to 17 GW in March 2026; Fermi reports >$1.5B invested to date; TensorWave lease announced 2026-08-10.
Location
Approximate coordinates: 35.3000, -101.6000 · open in OpenStreetMap
Sources
- Aug 10, 2026 Fermi Announces Binding Lease Agreement with TensorWave · Fermi America
- Jun 26, 2025 US plans 5,800-acre world's largest energy campus · Fermi America
- undated Former Texas governor and US energy sec plans 11GW data center campus outside Amarillo · Data Center Dynamics
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