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Proposed Fort Bliss Data Center Could Use More Power than All of El Paso
Carlyle Group would build and operate the project, which Army officials say could power battlefield AI and secure military cloud data.
- The U.S. Army is proposing a 3-gigawatt data center complex on Fort Bliss property that would consume more electricity than all of El Paso Electric's 460,000 customers combined.
- As part of a national rollout under President Donald Trump's administration, the Carlyle Group would build and operate the facility to boost artificial intelligence technology for the Department of Defense.
- By 2029, the complex would require 3 gigawatts of electricity, while El Paso Electric currently maintains about 2.9 gigawatts of generation capacity across its entire system.
- Deputy Undersecretary of the Army David Fitzgerald said the Army is targeting an initial operating capacity of about 100 megawatts by next year, with construction needing to start soon.
- Questions regarding the power source and potential regional grid connection remain under review, as the Army faces unanswered questions regarding water usage and air pollution.
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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 u
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