Data centers / large loads · Willacy

Soluna Project Kati — Willacy County wind-powered data center

Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.

Last reviewed2026-07-05
ConfidenceConfirmed public record
RegionRio Grande Valley
CountyWillacy
CategoryData centers / large loads
StageGroundbreaking / energization phase
Source count1
Record IDsoluna-project-kati-willacy-data-center-2026

Project lifecycle

Signal
Public record
Review
Decision
Construction
Operating
Community impact

Current stage is based on the reviewed record and may change as new filings become public.

Record confirms

Soluna describes Project Kati as a 166 MW wind-powered data-center campus in Willacy County, with a first 83 MW phase and AI/HPC expansion potential; Soluna also filed an SEC exhibit on Kati 1 energization.

Why this matters

This adds a clear Rio Grande Valley data-center record and shows how renewable-heavy and crypto/AI computing projects are reaching rural South Texas.

Watch next

ERCOT or utility interconnection records, TCEQ air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional Soluna SEC filings.

Public question

How will Willacy County, local utilities and regional infrastructure absorb a large compute load tied to wind power, substations, roads and future AI/HPC demand?

Possible local levers

County and utility coordination, road access, emergency services, abatements or development agreements, TCEQ permits, and regional water/power planning.

Action window

No hearing deadline listed here — check county, utility, ERCOT and TCEQ records

Public-record intelligence

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TGW Insights

  • Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.
  • Current stage: Groundbreaking / energization phase. Confidence label: Confirmed public record.
  • The next useful evidence is likely to appear through ercot or utility interconnection records, tceq air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional soluna sec filings.
Evidence boundary
This page summarizes the reviewed source. The source confirms only the facts stated in the record; later permits, agreements, construction, performance, or impacts require separate evidence.

Community impact lens

Watch electricity demand, generation or transmission needs, water and wastewater service, road access, emergency response, tax agreements, construction workforce, noise, and the difference between capital investment and permanent employment.

Connections to follow

Electric utility and ERCOTWater and wastewater providerTCEQ air-permit recordsCity, county and school-district actions
What makes this record unusual
Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.

Questions we’re watching

  • How will Willacy County, local utilities and regional infrastructure absorb a large compute load tied to wind power, substations, roads and future AI/HPC demand?
  • Which of the next expected records—eRCOT or utility interconnection records, TCEQ air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional Soluna SEC filings.—will provide the clearest confirmation or change in status?
  • What public costs, infrastructure commitments or community benefits are documented as the project advances?

Connected Texas storylines

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What changed

This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-05. Current watch status: Active watch.

Texas Growth Watch records material changes when new permits, agreements, hearings, lawsuits, construction milestones, operating information, or community impacts become public.

Source

Soluna Project Kati FAQ / SEC exhibit

Official project record · Strong

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