Aligned Energy Plano TX

Aligned Energy Plano TX is a data center operated by Aligned in Plano, TX, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Plano data-center market on the ERCOT grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 34.6-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
Dallas
City
Plano
State
TX
Country
US

Market intelligence

CAUTION

Data Center Power Index verdict for Plano — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Plano — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Plano's data center footprint stands at 814 MW across 32 tracked facilities, positioning it as a material but constrained secondary market within the Dallas–Fort Worth corridor. The market is dominated by Aligned, which operates 8 facilities, followed by Aligned Data Centers 3, DataBank 3, and CoreWeave 2, indicating concentration among hyperscaler-focused operators. The absence of recent M&A activity in Plano proper, despite significant regional deal momentum in Dallas and emerging megasite development like Mara's 1,200-acre, 2GW Texas acquisition, suggests Plano remains in a consolidation lull rather than an acquisition hotbed. The DCPI verdict of CAUTION reflects a genuine operational tension: Plano scores 65/100 on excess power, indicating reasonable capacity headroom, but constraint scores only 51/100, signaling real transmission, cooling, or interconnection bottlenecks that will…

Location

Area Plano, TX, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketPlano
Grid operatorERCOT
Data Center Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power34.6 months
LocationPlano, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 25 operating generating units totalling 5,805 MW within about 50 km of Plano, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas5,770 MW · 17 units · 99%
Utility-Scale Solar35 MW · 8 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

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