Status: Construction Underway (Announced August 2025) | Location: Shackelford County, Texas, USA
The Vantage Frontier Data Center Campus in Shackelford County, Texas, represents the scale and ambition of the current AI-driven data center boom in North America. Announced in August 2025, this colossal project is planned as a 1.4 Gigawatt (GW) mega-campus, making it one of the largest single-site data center developments in the world. With an estimated total investment of $25 billion USD, the campus is set to redefine hyperscale infrastructure, moving far beyond traditional cloud hosting to focus squarely on the explosive demand for Generative AI and other high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.
The facility is being constructed across a vast 1,200-acre site and will eventually comprise 10 massive data center buildings, totaling 3.7 million square feet of space. Its strategic location in Texas is driven by the availability of ample, affordable land and robust access to the state's power grid, which is essential for supporting a multi-gigawatt facility. The sheer power capacity of 1.4 GW is designed to accommodate the next generation of AI chips, which have power demands significantly higher than standard servers. The campus will feature ultra-high-density racks (250kW+) and employ advanced liquid cooling systems (specifically, a Closed-Loop Chiller System) to efficiently manage the extreme heat generated by NVIDIA GB200 and similar high-end GPUs, while also minimizing water usage, a critical environmental consideration.
The project is backed by immense financial muscle, including over $22 billion in debt financing from major financial institutions like JPMorgan, demonstrating the high confidence of the financial sector in the long-term viability of AI infrastructure. While the region is not a traditional tech hub, this $25 billion investment is expected to transform the local economy, creating thousands of construction and operational jobs.
The Vantage Frontier Campus is a prime example of the emerging trend where data center development is shifting from the congested, traditional hubs like Northern Virginia to new, power-rich, and land-rich markets in the US Midwest and South. The first building is scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2026, with the full build-out expected by 2028, securing its position as a global anchor for future AI computation. .
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Vantage Frontier Data Center Campus |
| Location | Shackelford County, Texas, USA |
| Status | Construction Underway (Announced August 2025) |
| Commissioning | 2026 (First building delivery, estimated) |
| Total IT Load | 1,400 MW (1.4 GW) - Total Capacity |
| Total Capacity | 3.7 million square feet across 10 data centers |
| Tier Level | Hyperscale (Designed for high availability, typically Tier III+) |
| Project Type | Mega-Scale AI/Hyperscale Colocation Campus |
| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Shackelford County, Texas, USA |
| Population | Low (Rural county, drawing from larger metro areas) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Relevant population drawn from Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex (~7.5 million) |
| City GDP | Low (Driven by agricultural/energy sectors, but now anchored by massive DC investment) |
| Per Capita Income | Average/Low (Regional), but expected to rise with tech influx |
| City Tier | Emerging Hyperscale Tier 2 Market (driven by land/power availability) |
| Key Strengths | Abundant Land, Favorable Pro-Business Tax Incentives in Texas, and access to large-scale power utilities. |
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| Developer / Operator | Vantage Data Centers |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Debt Financing: JPMorgan, MUFG. Equity: Silver Lake, DigitalBridge. |
| Construction Contractor | (Large-scale EPC firms) |
| MEP Engineering | (Specialized high-density and liquid cooling consultants) |
| Network Connectivity | Diverse, high-capacity fiber routes, optimized for AI cluster networking. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dedicated, large-scale utility infrastructure. |
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| Power Capacity | 1.4 GW (Total IT Load) |
| UPS Redundancy | N+1 or 2N (Standard hyperscale redundancy) |
| Cooling System | Liquid Cooling Systems (Closed-Loop Chiller Systems) to support ultra-high-density racks (250kW+) |
| Connectivity | Part of the growing Texas hyperscale corridor. |
| PUE Target | Target to minimize water usage with Closed-Loop Chiller System design. |
| Energy Mix | Future-focused on integrating renewable energy procurement as per Texas energy trends. |
| Header | Details |
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| Announcement | August 2025 |
| Construction Start | Ongoing (Construction for the initial phase has begun) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Multi-phase development of 10 data center buildings. |
| Full Buildout | Expected completion and full operational status by 2028. |
| Header | Details |
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| Total Investment | $25 Billion USD |
| Funding | $22 Billion USD (Debt Financing); $3 Billion USD (Equity Investment) |
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