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Proposed Fort Bliss data center could use more power than all of El Paso

The U.S. Army is proposing developing a gargantuan, 3-gigawatt data center complex on Fort Bliss property that within a few years would consume more electricity than all of El Paso Electric’s 460,000 customers combined – even as questions about its development, water usage and air pollution remain…

The El Paso angle: Local impact is the whole point here. If this is your neighborhood, your block, or your commute, your read on it is the one that matters.


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Reporting by @dmendozamoyers. Photo: El Paso Matters.

Community ReportAutomatedSource: Community ReportPublished: Apr 30, 2026, 2:01 PMView source

5 Comments

The methodology matters more than the headline.

The methodology matters more than the headline.

Interesting — I think the El Paso angle gets overlooked.

u/taco_run_tx·

Been thinking about this all week. Good to see it getting traction here.

Following. Want to see what others think before I weigh in.