Projects
CRGLC is actively tracking large-scale development proposals that could significantly impact Leon County and its residents.
Our goal is to ensure these projects receive appropriate public scrutiny, are subject to reasonable local regulation, and are evaluated with community health, safety, infrastructure capacity, and long-term impacts in mind.
We are working to stop or seek meaningful regulation of projects that pose unacceptable risks or that are incompatible with rural communities.
Currently Tracked Projects
Project Kahla
Large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) proposal, and hyperscale 1500 megawatt data center.
Source information:
👉 https://www.knowleoncounty.org/documents/project-kahla-document-shared/
👉 https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/ercot-25inr0513
Crusoe Data Center
Proposed AI data center campus by Crusoe Technologies on about 805 acres along Highway 79 and County Road 387 outside Marquez. The company claims $34 billion at full build-out and 40 jobs, and has applied for a county tax abatement.
Source information:
👉 https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/crusoe-wants-34-billion-in-data-centers-and-40-jobs-for-leon-county/
Black Mountain Gas Power Plant
Proposed 1,981 megawatt natural gas power plant, the “BM Great Rock Energy Center,” filed with ERCOT in March 2026 by Black Mountain Energy Storage II, the same company behind the Great Rock BESS.
Source information:
👉 https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/ercot-30inr0091
Pecan BESS
Proposed battery energy storage system project in Leon County.
Source information:
👉 https://cleanview.co/planned-battery-projects/TX/27INR0092/pecan-bess
👉 https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/ercot-27inr0092
Great Rock BESS
Proposed battery energy storage system project in Leon County.
Source information:
👉 https://cleanview.co/planned-battery-projects/TX/25INR0230/great-rock-bess
👉 https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/ercot-25inr0230
Ongoing Updates
New projects are announced regularly, and information often changes.
Please check back often as we learn about additional proposals and update existing project information. If you become aware of a project not listed here, we encourage you to contact us so we can review and share verified information with the community.