Aligned Data Centers, a developer and operator of data centers for hyperscale, cloud, and AI workloads, has announced an expansion of its North American data center footprint with a new 540 MW, 313-acre data center campus, located in Hale County just outside of Abernathy, Texas.
In a press release, the company revealed that the facility named Project Caprock, comprises 1.65 million square feet of capacity across six facilities, and is expected to infuse US$ 5 billion into the regional economy. Development will begin with the campus’s inaugural data center, LBB‑01, with an anticipated service date of Q1 2027.
“We are proud to bring next-generation infrastructure to Hale County,” says Andrew Schaap, CEO of Aligned. “Our expansion into Northwest Texas proves we can meet both the increased capacity demands from customers while also meeting community demands for the responsible construction of AI infrastructure.”
Beyond delivering the critical infrastructure required to power advanced compute workloads, Aligned’s Caprock campus aims to serve as a powerful economic engine for Northwest Texas. Once operational, the Aligned campus will provide highly skilled, permanent technology jobs while generating significant, long-term commercial tax revenue.
The Caprock campus will utilize Aligned’s DeltaFlow~ liquid cooling technology and an advanced air-cooled heat rejection system paired with a closed-loop design. Unlike traditional data center designs, the system recirculates the same water, protecting the local Ogallala Aquifer and ensuring the campus will not compete with the community’s agricultural or residential water needs.
As part of the Company’s Northwest Texas development, Aligned is building and funding the dedicated electrical infrastructure required to power its Caprock campus, protecting local rate payers from any cost impact into the future. The project is designed to support the demand for next-generation compute while prioritizing the ongoing reliability and resilience of the regional grid.