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Oregon pauses data center permits until July 2027; Taylor approves 1GW gas campus

The Oregon pause covers air-quality permits and municipal wastewater applications; the PowerHouse-Big Watt campus would pair a 750MW on-site plant with a 500MW first phase.

At a glance

  1. Taylor, Texas, approved a 1GW gas-backed campus proposed by PowerHouse and Big Watt.
  2. The project would occupy a 664-acre Williamson County site and pair a 750MW on-site power plant with a first phase targeting 500MW.
  3. The Oregon directive follows a September order that halted state land sales for data centers, narrowing state-level permitting and land pathways for new projects through at least mid-2027.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Environmental Quality to pause issuing air quality permits and municipal wastewater applications for data centers until July 2027.

Taylor, Texas, approved a 1GW gas-backed campus proposed by PowerHouse and Big Watt. The project would occupy a 664-acre Williamson County site and pair a 750MW on-site power plant with a first phase targeting 500MW. First power is targeted for the first half of 2028.

The Oregon directive follows a September order that halted state land sales for data centers, narrowing state-level permitting and land pathways for new projects through at least mid-2027.

Taylor, Texas: 1GW campus, 750MW on-site gas, 500MW first phase

PowerHouse and Big Watt project, Williamson County

1K MWCampus total750 MWOn-site gas plant500 MWFirst phase1K MWCampus total750 MWOn-site gas plant500 MWFirst phase1K MWCampus total750 MW500 MWFirst phase
Source: Company project disclosure · Oct 2026
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LabelValue (MW)
Campus total1K MW
On-site gas plant750 MW
First phase500 MW

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