Data Center Census

Denton, Denton County, TX

Core Scientific Denton Data Center

Also known as CoreWeave Denton

OperatingMore than 16,000 GPUs deployed as of January 2026; facility expansion under construction as of April 2026
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Core Scientific is converting its former bitcoin mining campus at 8171 Jim Christal Road in Denton into an AI data center for CoreWeave, a project the Denton City Council approved in 2024 with a total real property investment of roughly $6.1 billion. A February 2025 expansion brought the site's full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW, and CoreWeave had deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the delayed facility as of January 2026.

Key facts

Size & schedule

IT load260 MW [4]
approximately; full critical IT load after 70 MW expansion (company-stated)
Source excerpt
“The 70 MW of additional contracted power at the Denton site increases the full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW.”
Site size78 acres [3]
leased footprint after November 2024 expansion
Source excerpt
“Core Scientific would expand its footprint to 78 acres — doubling its current size.”
Stated investment$6.1 billion [3]
roughly; total real property investment
Source excerpt
“The improvements will require a total real property investment of roughly $6.1 billion”
Permanent jobs (promised)300 [3]
up to 300 at full development
Source excerpt
“Core Scientific plans to have up to 300 full-time employees on-site at full development.”

Power

UtilityDenton Municipal Electric [2]
Source excerpt
“On Tuesday night, the Denton City Council unanimously approved modifying the power purchase agreement between Core Scientific and Denton Municipal Electric.”
Backup generatorsBackup generators and heat exchangers on an additional 2.1 leased acres [1]
Source excerpt
“The council also approved an amendment to the city's lease with Core Scientific to include an additional 2.1 acres for the backup generators and heat exchangers.”

Local decisions & site

Parcel / address8171 Jim Christal Road, Denton [3]
Source excerpt
“The Denton City Council approved several measures that would allow the conversion and expansion of facilities at 8171 Jim Christal Road in a specially called meeting Tuesday evening.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Denton City Council votes 5-0 to amend Core Scientific's power purchase agreement and lease to allow high-performance computing for AI [1]

  2. Denton City Council approves measures allowing conversion and expansion of the Jim Christal Road facility, with roughly $6.1 billion in real property investment and a 78-acre footprint [3]

  3. Core Scientific and CoreWeave announce a $1.2 billion expansion adding 70 MW of contracted power at Denton [4]

  4. DCD, citing The Information, reports CoreWeave has deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the delayed Denton facility [5]

Issues raised

  • The Information, as reported by DCD, identified the Denton facility as being developed for OpenAI and as the CoreWeave project delayed by a third-party developer [5]
  • Some residents raised concerns about noise and health impacts from Denton's data center growth [6]

Sources

  1. Core Scientific gets approval to bring high-powered computing for AI to Denton
    KERA News · Aug 28, 2024 · news
  2. Goodbye, crypto; hello, AI: Denton data center is changing focus, planning to grow and use more power
    KERA News · Nov 21, 2024 · news
  3. Denton approves $6.1 billion bitcoin mining to AI data center conversion
    The Dallas Morning News · Nov 20, 2024 · news
  4. Core Scientific and CoreWeave Announce $1.2 Billion Expansion at Denton, TX Site
    Core Scientific · Feb 26, 2025 · company
  5. CoreWeave deploys 16,000 GPUs at delayed data center in Denton, Texas
    DatacenterDynamics · Jan 13, 2026 · news
  6. Denton's data center boom sparks debate over growth and resources
    Denton Record-Chronicle · Apr 3, 2026 · news