Fermi America Files Second Clean Air Permit for 5 GW of Additional Power

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Fermi America, an advanced energy and hyperscaler development company, has filed a second Clean Air Permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an additional 5 GW of power capacity. This comes just weeks after the company received approval for its initial 6 GW permit, as part of its Project Matador initiative to build a private power grid capable of supporting 17 GW of total capacity from a mix of natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery storage.

Why it matters

Fermi's private power grid is being designed to meet the surging energy demands of America's hyperscale computing and AI sectors, which the traditional public grid is struggling to accommodate. By securing the necessary permits and assets upfront, Fermi aims to provide power certainty and on-demand capacity to support the growth of the country's most critical technology industries.

The details

Fermi's second 5 GW Clean Air Permit application follows the TCEQ's approval of the company's initial 6 GW permit last month. The combined 11 GW of natural gas power generation will be integrated with nuclear, solar, and battery storage to reach Fermi's target of 17 GW of total capacity for its private power grid campus. Fermi has already secured over 2 GW of long lead-time natural gas generation assets to bring online in the near term.

• Fermi received its first ~6 GW Clean Air Permit from TCEQ on February 25, 2025.
• Fermi filed its second 5 GW Clean Air Permit application with TCEQ in March 2026, within weeks of the initial permit approval.

What they’re saying

What’s next

Fermi will continue the permitting process with TCEQ as it works to secure the necessary approvals to begin construction on the additional 5 GW of power generation capacity for its Project Matador private grid.