Announced Wind (Utility PPA) + Closed-Loop Advanced Air-Cooling

Google Wilbarger County AI Data Center (Texas)

Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, United States

Google United States Announced Wind (Utility PPA) + Closed-Loop Advanced Air-Cooling Inference (Gemini/Cloud AI) Entry JSON Entry GeoJSON 2026

Capacity

800MW

Operator

Google

AI Focus

Inference (Gemini/Cloud AI)

Year

2026

Google announced a new hyperscale AI facility in Wilbarger County, Texas, in February 2026. The site is a pioneer in sustainable data center design, employing advanced air-cooling technologies that eliminate the need for operational water waste, a critical feature for the arid West Texas climate. The facility is expected to scale to 800 megawatts and will be powered by regional wind energy through long-term power purchase agreements, supporting the inference workloads of Google Gemini and Google Cloud’s enterprise AI customers.

Reference Metadata

Country: United States
Region: Wilbarger County, Texas
City: Vernon
Status: Announced
Timeline Year: 2026
Location Precision: Region
Machine-readable record: JSON GeoJSON

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