Tarrant County, TX

Black Mountain Fort Worth Data Center

Black Mountain Power LLC. Approved.

Black Mountain, an oil and gas company, has acquired and rezoned more than 450 acres in southeast Fort Worth between Forest Hill, Kennedale and Everman for a 10 billion dollar data center campus. The Fort Worth City Council approved zoning for 119 acres in September 2025 after previously approving 312 acres, and the plan calls for four buildings totaling 2.2 million square feet with an on-site Oncor substation, despite resident opposition over water and noise.

Status: Approved
Operator: Black Mountain Power LLC
Applicant on record: Black Mountain Power LLC
Location: Forest Hill Drive and Lon Stephenson Road, Fort Worth, TX, Tarrant County, TX
Size: MW not reported, 450 acres, 2,200,000 sq ft
Cooling: Closed loop (low water)
Utility: Oncor
First reported: 2025
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Sources

Data center on 431 acres in southeast Fort Worth moving forward amid environmental concerns, Fort Worth Report, 2025-09-30
$10 billion Fort Worth data center's developers get win from city amid pushback, AOL / Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2026
As Fort Worth prepares to hold 'robust' discussions on growing data centers, residents rally together, KERA News, 2026-05-18

What it would mean nearby

2025 base rate review (docket 58306) raised residential rates 3% from June 2026: about $4 to $6 a month on a $150 bill. This applies statewide in the ERCOT region, not just Oncor territory. It does not change a bill directly; it decides whether data center grid costs land on developers or on the delivery rates everyone pays.

For a noise estimate and the three distance rings, check your own address.