# Core Scientific COT2 Data Center

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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.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: phase
- Location: 1939 Farm to Market Road 2119, Pecos, Reeves County, TX
- Operator: Core Scientific, Inc. (exact asset) — https://corescientific.com/

## Power and grid context

- Energized power: 21 MW · energized · phase · COT2 · as of 2024-05-31 — COT2 consists of 50 operational containers with 21 MW of energized capacity; its usage counts against the campus power allocation.
- Utility service: 250 MW · reported · campus · as of 2024-05-31 — Total power allocation reported for the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus, with COT2 usage counted against it.
- Energized power: 50 MW · energized · phase · COT1 · as of 2024-05-31 — COT1 operational building energized capacity, included to distinguish the parent campus from COT2.
- Campus gross power: 300 MW · operating · campus · as of 2026-04-27 — Gross power capacity currently used at the Pecos campus for bitcoin mining.
- Contracted power: 300 MW · contracted · campus · as of 2026-04-27 — Incremental gross power capacity secured under contract with the utility provider for the Pecos campus expansion.
- Campus gross power: 1,500 MW · target · campus · as of 2026-04-27 — Long-term gross-power scale announced for the Pecos campus.
- Leasable it load: 1,000 MW · target · campus · as of 2026-04-27 — Approximate leasable power associated with the planned 1.5 GW gross-power campus scale.
- ISO/RTO: Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
- Balancing authority: Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
- Electric utility: Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP)
- Point of interconnection: TNMP Cottonwood Substation service terminal
- Substation: Cottonwood Substation
- Interconnection voltage: 138 kV

## Development

- Site status: Operating COT2 phase within the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus; the broader Pecos campus is also undergoing expansion construction and remains available for lease.
- Site area: 100 acres
- Construction: 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. Separately, the parent Pecos campus is undergoing a larger AI-infrastructure expansion: the first data hall has foundational footings in place, precast walls are arriving, and initial expansion capacity is expected in early 2027. The expansion facts are not attributed to COT2 itself.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: crypto_mining
- Workloads: Bitcoin mining
- Operating context: 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.

## Sources

- [http://corescientific.com/high-density-data-centers/pecos-tx](http://corescientific.com/high-density-data-centers/pecos-tx)
- [http://corescientific.com/solutions/high-density-data-center-solutions/high-density-colocation](http://corescientific.com/solutions/high-density-data-center-solutions/high-density-colocation)
- [http://ercot.com/](http://ercot.com/)
- [http://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/134/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-pecos-texas-campus](http://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/134/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-pecos-texas-campus)
- [http://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001628280-24-027821/0001628280-24-027821.pdf](http://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001628280-24-027821/0001628280-24-027821.pdf)
- [Fetched web page](http://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&allowInterrupt=1&dDocName=8022753&dID=9247784)
- [Fetched web page](https://cases.stretto.com/public/X217/12024/PLEADINGS/1202409232380000000030.pdf)
- [Fetched web page](https://cases.stretto.com/public/x191/11749/PLEADINGS/1174910202280000000012.pdf)
- [Data Centers in Texas](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php)
- [Texas Data Center | High-Density Facility in Pecos](https://corescientific.com/high-density-data-centers/pecos-tx/)
- [Projects | Huband-Mantor Construction](https://hmctexas.com/projects/)
- [Core Scientific Plans Expansion to 1.5 Gigawatts of Gross Power at Pecos, Texas Campus :: Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)](https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/134/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-pecos-texas-campus) — Core Scientific, Inc. · 2026-04-27
- [June 21, 2023 - EX-99.3 - 8-K: Current report filing | Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)](https://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001193125-23-170749/d398991dex993.htm)
- [Fetched web page](https://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001628280-24-027821/0001628280-24-027821.pdf)
- [March 2, 2026 - 10-K: Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405] | Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)](https://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001628280-26-013305/core-20251231.htm)
- [Core Scientific COT2 Data Center Map - Reeves, Texas, USA](https://mapcarta.com/W1511639887)
- [Fetched web page](https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&dID=8286670&Rendition=Web)
- [Core Scientific secures 300MW capacity at Pecos data center in Texas, looks to behind-the-meter power - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-secures-300mw-capacity-at-pecos-data-center-in-texas-looks-to-behind-the-meter-power/) — Data Center Dynamics · 2026-04-28
- [Fetched web page](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000119312523279336/d603270dex992.htm)
- [Pending Application Information: TPDES (Treated Wastewater ...](https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/pending-permits/tpdes-applications)
- [Public Notices Texas State | Texas State Press Association](https://www.texaspublicnotices.com/)

## Data quality

- The exact asset is Core Scientific’s COT2/Cottonwood 2 phase within the Cottonwood 1 & 2 campus at 1939 Farm to Market Road 2119, Reeves County, Texas. The operator’s materials and trade reporting identify the campus, but do not document a site-specific community-benefit agreement, jobs commitment, tax incentive, charitable program, or local infrastructure benefit.
- The reviewed reporting is primarily operator and data-center trade coverage. No reputable local-news article documenting community support, opposition, or organized local response to this exact site was found.
- The October 10, 2023 hearing identified in the records was a U.S. bankruptcy-court hearing concerning the Cottonwood II lease, not a local-government zoning or community public hearing. No MW, water-use, PUE, WUE, tenant, or commercial-term claims are included here beyond what was necessary to identify the site and characterize the records.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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