Portfolio · Project Talon
Project Talon.
800MW Data Center Development · Wichita Falls, Texas
Site
306 acres
Total Capacity
800 MW
On-Site Gas
300 MW
Grid Power
500 MW
Executive summary
Texas's rapidly growing data center capacity needs, met with grid independence.
Project Talon addresses Texas's rapidly growing data center capacity needs as grid constraints intensify across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Secondary markets with natural gas availability now offer scalable, reliable power solutions that accelerate speed to market through on-site power production as well as traditional grid interconnection.
Strategically positioned in Wichita County on 306 acres of development-ready land, the Project integrates power, water, natural gas, and fiber infrastructure. Zoned within an Opportunity Zone and EPA Attainment Area, the site supports an initial 300MW behind-the-meter natural gas power plant with an additional 500MW of future grid power available over time with transmission system upgrades at the adjacent Oncor substation.
The 300MW onsite power plant enables accelerated design, construction, and rapid customer deployment while bridging to grid power in the future — a critical advantage in today's competitive data center landscape.
Power capacity build-out
From 50MW in 2027 to 800MW at full build-out.
Combined on-site behind-the-meter natural gas generation with phased grid interconnection upgrades. The on-site plant delivers 300MW; substation upgrades deliver an additional 500MW of grid capacity over time.
| Year | On-site addition | Grid addition | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 50.0 MW | — | 50 MW |
| 2028 | 250.0 MW | 91.5 MW | 391.5 MW |
| 2029 | — | 73.5 MW | 465 MW |
| 2030+ | — | 335.0 MW | 800 MW |
On-site
300 MW
Behind-the-meter natural gas
Grid
500 MW
Phased through 2030+
Combined
800 MW
At full build-out
Power infrastructure
300MW of behind-the-meter natural gas generation.
Given uncertainties surrounding ERCOT, Oncor power ramp schedules, and Texas Senate Bill 6 implementation details, Project Talon strategically deploys behind-the-meter natural gas generation as its initial power source. The plant provides 300MW of gross power delivered from six (6) 50MW primary blocks plus one (1) 57MW redundant block of natural gas-powered generators. Indicative contract and LOI with a major midstream company secures pipeline delivery of firm, uninterruptible fuel.
Grid interconnection
91.5MW available now; up to 500MW with upgrades.
Project Talon's strategic location shares a boundary with an existing Oncor substation (Wind Creek 138kV). A Power Flow Analysis shows 91.5MW available at the substation without requiring reliability upgrades. With reconductoring of the 138 kV line (~6.26 miles), substation load can increase to 165MW. Further transmission upgrades — including pulling in 345kV power lines — would allow the substation load to achieve 500MW.
Construction readiness
Tier III, N+1, 99.982% reliability — engineered.
Project Talon follows an N+1 redundant topology (with flexibility to modify to N+2) engineered to achieve 99.982% reliability standards, supporting a concurrently maintainable Tier III architecture that ensures zero downtime during maintenance operations. The proposed cooling system utilizes a closed-loop chilled water piping configuration designed for high density compute. Initial layout: four (4) single-story, 512,580 SF facilities. Initial 150MW planned for delivery by Q4 2027.
Strategic location
Wichita Falls — entitled land, willing city, ample headroom.
The 37-acre tract is fully zoned and entitled. An additional 269 acres are under contract, with formal annexation into the City of Wichita Falls and strong City support — evidenced by an expedited 10-day permitting process. City of Wichita Falls will provide all water and sewer services. The Project sits within a federally designated Opportunity Zone and an EPA Attainment Area, with a 10–15 year exemption from 6.25% sales and use tax on data center equipment and electricity in active discussion.
Developer expertise
Built, operated, and sold — at scale.
Kings Branch's Head of Data Center Operations has extensive experience building, operating, and selling data centers including the following companies and locations.
Pihana Pacific / Equinix
- 10–18MW total power; 6–12MW designed to the floor
- MDF fiber room at each location with defined peering fabric
- Concurrently maintainable, N+1 architecture; Tier III 99.995% contractual SLA
- +/- 120MW & 300,000sf of total data center space
CRG West / CoreSite — The Carlyle Group
- Augmented facilities & built Tier III data rooms
- Launched Any2Exchange — now the 2nd largest peering exchange in the US
- Connected to IDF, then MDF & peering exchange
- All mission-critical power & cooling plants backed up by generators
- Added 350,000sf of conditioned space & 50MW
Fortress Colocation / Digital Fortress
- Opened in April 2006 with one location, a raised-floor 2MW facility
- Over 11 years, added 10 new locations, infrastructure and clientele
- At inception in 2006: 12,000sf and 2MW total capacity
- By 12/31/17: 65MW of N+1 capacity available across the portfolio