The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Feb. 25 approved a final clean air permit for Fermi America that authorizes 6 gigawatts (GW) of natural gas-based power generation for its 11-GW Project Matador campus in Amarillo, Texas.
“When it comes to responsible, scalable energy production, it’s no surprise that Texas is leading the way,” said Toby Neugebauer, co-founder and CEO of Fermi America. “We appreciate Gov. Abbott’s leadership, the State of Texas, and the TCEQ for their diligence in this process, while protecting the grid and ensuring that Texas ratepayers aren’t left footing the bill for private AI power demand.”
Fermi America, an advanced energy and hyperscaler development company, is constructing a massive, 5,800+ acre, nuclear-powered AI data center campus in the Texas Panhandle near Amarillo, adjacent to the Pantex plant. The project is situated on land collaborating with the Texas Tech University System…