Core Scientific COT2 Data Center

Operating · Core Scientific, Inc. · 1939 Farm to Market Road 2119, Pecos, TX

Core Scientific operates COT2, the second phase of the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus in Pecos, Texas, comprising 50 operational containers on approximately 100 site acres. As of May 2024, COT2 was energized at 21 MW, with usage counted against the campus's 250 MW total allocation; the broader campus targets 1.5 GW gross power and 1.0 GW leasable IT load by 2026. The facility supports bitcoin mining workloads.

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Overview

Status: Operating
Operating COT2 phase within the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus; the broader Pecos campus is also undergoing expansion construction and remains available for lease.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Site: 100 acres
Phase
Campus power: 250 MW
Cottonwood 1 & 2 · Utility Service

Core Scientific COT2 Data Center

Operating · Core Scientific, Inc. · 1939 Farm to Market Road 2119, Pecos, TX

Core Scientific operates COT2, the second phase of the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus in Pecos, Texas, comprising 50 operational containers on approximately 100 site acres. As of May 2024, COT2 was energized at 21 MW, with usage counted against the campus's 250 MW total allocation; the broader campus targets 1.5 GW gross power and 1.0 GW leasable IT load by 2026. The facility supports bitcoin mining workloads.

Website Open in grid

Overview

Status: Operating
Operating COT2 phase within the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus; the broader Pecos campus is also undergoing expansion construction and remains available for lease.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Site: 100 acres
Phase
Campus power: 250 MW
Cottonwood 1 & 2 · Utility Service

Compute profile

Crypto Mining

Bitcoin mining

Profile

Project scope: The Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus was a greenfield buildout launched in 2022. COT2 is the operating second phase, consisting of 50 operational containers with 21 MW of energized capacity; Core Scientific leases the campus.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP).
Compute role: COT2 is the operational container-based phase of Core Scientific’s Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus. Publicly identified operations were Bitcoin mining, with approximately 21 MW of energized capacity and about 7,800 miners reported for COT2; no site-specific current compute transition or fiber configuration is disclosed.
Cooling and environment: Asset-specific cooling design and water demand are not disclosed.
Local reporting: Trade coverage reports that Core Scientific is repurposing its Pecos campus from bitcoin mining toward AI and HPC hosting.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

Core Scientific, Inc.OperatorExact Asset

JRC/RGC34 Trade Tracts, LTDLandownerPhase

Huband-Mantor Construction, Inc.ContractorPhase

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
Core Scientific Plans Expansion to 1.5 Gigawatts of Gross Power at Pecos, Texas CampusCore Scient...
The operator’s April 2026 announcement describes the Pecos campus expansion, construction of the first data hall, additional land and utility capacity, and expected initial capacity in early 2027. It is site-relevant operator material, but it does not identify community groups, petitions, local opposition, or community-benefit commitments.
Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
Core Scientific secures 300MW capacity at Pecos data center in Texas, looks to behind-the-meter powerData Center...
Trade coverage reports that Core Scientific is repurposing its Pecos campus from bitcoin mining toward AI and HPC hosting. It identifies the site as hosting the Cottonwood 1 & 2 developments at 1939 Farm to Market Road 2119 in Reeves County and reports the planned expansion and early-2027 initial AI-hosting target. The article contains no community-benefit, petition, opposition, or local-hearing reporting.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

comptroller.texas.govData Centers in TexasGovernment filing

records.tceq.texas.govSourceGovernment filing