Pacifico Energy has unveiled plans for the GW Ranch project, an ambitious off-grid power generation campus in Pecos County, Texas. Designed to cater to the burgeoning demands of data centers and AI operations, the project aims to deliver a substantial 5GW of power.
The 8,000-acre GW Ranch, in development since early 2024, will integrate high-efficiency natural gas turbines with advanced battery storage. This combination is intended to provide a dedicated and reliable power supply, crucial for digital infrastructure operators. The off-grid design is a strategic move to bypass grid interconnection delays and regulatory bottlenecks, promising to deliver 1GW by 2028 and scaling up to 5GW by 2030.
The project also boasts 1.8GW of energy storage, supported by N+2 redundancy and dual independent pipelines, ensuring more than 99.99% uptime. Pacifico Energy vice-president Constantyn Gieskes emphasized the project’s focus on certainty and reliability, stating, “GW Ranch is not just about scale — it is about certainty. Every aspect of the project has been designed to solve problems with the status quo in data center development. By building off-grid and working hand-in-hand with local officials, we’re delivering the speed, reliability and responsible development that our customers and communities both demand.”
The project has already begun the permitting process with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and has received backing from local officials to ensure a streamlined construction process. Pecos County economic development director Remie Ramos highlighted the project’s alignment with local economic diversification efforts, noting, “Pecos County’s continued effort to diversify the local economy directly aligns with the development of GW Ranch. The minimal impact of an off-grid data center will increase the county tax base, create new jobs and have an overall positive impact on our county while conserving water and placing no constraints on local infrastructure.”
Pacifico Energy, a segment of the Pacifico Energy Group, is also developing the 456-MW Ft Spunky project in the Dallas Metro area. The GW Ranch project could set a precedent for future power generation initiatives, particularly in regions with significant data center and AI infrastructure demands. By demonstrating the feasibility of off-grid, high-reliability power solutions, it may influence other developers to adopt similar approaches, potentially reshaping the energy landscape for digital infrastructure.