Protecting Our Rural Community
Fact-based Information About the Proposed 2,850 acre, 8-Million square foot Data Center in Maypearl, Texas
Facts About Data Centers
Understand their impact on rural communities like Maypearl
Power Consumption
The Maypearl Data Center will have two gas-fired power plants, built on the county line of Hill and Ellis counties to avoid EPA air quality regulations, these two facilities could negatively impact air quality in the region. Data centers require massive amounts of electricity, equivalent to thousands of homes.
Heat & Noise
Data centers and gas-fired electric plants must run 24/7 and they generate a constant, industrial-scale "hum" that can reach levels of 60-80 dB. Data centers also generate significant heat and constant noise, affecting nearby residential areas and livestock.
Property Values
Industrial facilities in rural areas can have a lasting negative impact on nearby property values and change the character of agricultural communities. If these data centers cease to operate, there are no guarantees the owners will restore land.
Limited Jobs
For towns like Maypearl, data centers provide limited long-term employment compared to industries like manufacturing or logistics. Construction typically relies on outside specialized crews, and once operational, facilities often employ only a few workers in roles such as engineering, maintenance, and security.
Water Usage
The Maypearl Data Center at full capacity could consume BILLIONS of gallons a year for it’s gas power plants and cooling systems. Large data centers can consume millions of gallons of water daily for cooling and power systems, straining local water resources.
Wildlife Impact
The Maypearl Data Center plans to discharge wastewater directly into Island & Chambers Creeks which will increase erosion and impact wildlife such as wild turkeys, otters, fish, deer, and waterfowl.
Who Are the Developers?
The developer of the Maypearl Data Center, the Cocanougher Asset Management Group, operates out of North Richland Hills, TX , and maintains a web of businesses under the “Wise” moniker. The development in Maypearl is under the Wise Energy Resources company who has been marketing the property as a hyperscale date center since late 2024. Another “Wise” company has previously been associated in the media with the contamination of a family farm in Oklahoma.
Data Centers impact small family farms that have generational ties, rural communities and neighborhoods.
One of the Largest Data Centers in the United States.
Based on available information, the proposed Maypearl Data Center will be twice the size of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, TX (4-Million sqft.) and consume more power than the Meta Altonna, IA facility (1.4 GW). At over 8-Million sqft. the Data Center features 24 proposed individual 2-story data centers consuming 2.5 GW, a 1.2 GW gas-powered electrical plant (with an additional plant site available), 6 electrical substations, an onsite wastewater treatment plant, and 15 detention ponds.
-
Currently there is not an adequate water supply in place for the on-site power plants, and there are no industrial water lines in the area. The flood-control lake on the property contains just over 65M gallons, not enough to meet the needs of the site.
-
To fuel the data center, on-site gas-fired generators will be required. In order to build these facilities, the developer is placing them on the Hill county line since Ellis County is in the EPA non-attainment area.
-
Closed-looped water cooled data centers use less water, but mix the water with Ethylene Glycol or Propylene Glycol, both of which could cause environmental issues if containment is lost and thousands of gallons are spilled.
-
The facility will remove nearly 3,000 acres currently leased for both growing crops and for grazing cattle. The facility will impact the values of neighboring ranches, farms, and homes and leave a blight on the countryside for decades to come.
-
Locate on F.M. 66, a two-lane rural road, the data center site is not scaled for massive construction traffic. Studies have shown projects of this magnitude increase traffic accidents and property crime.
-
Currently neither the Maypearl or Itasca Fire Departments are equipped to handle an emergency at an industrial facility of this size.
Volunteers Needed!
Fighting Data Centers takes a community. If you are interested in joining the fight please join us by filling out this contact form.