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Granbury Today
By the People, for the People
Granbury Residents Oppose Data Center Power Plant on 2,000 Acres
City to hold public hearings on rezoning and new guidelines for large-scale industrial development.
Apr. 4, 2026 at 2:34pm
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The city of Granbury, Texas will hold public hearings on Tuesday regarding the rezoning of 2,100 acres of recently annexed ranchland for a data center power plant. Residents have strongly opposed the large-scale industrialization of the former Knox Ranch, with fears of noise, lighting, and environmental impacts. The city is also proposing new design and operation standards to address these concerns.
Why it matters
The proposed data center power plant has drawn significant backlash from Granbury residents who are concerned about the industrialization of the rural Knox Ranch area. This highlights the tensions that can arise between local communities and large-scale tech infrastructure projects, as well as the importance of zoning regulations and public input in shaping the development of a region.
The details
Dallas-based Bilateral Energy LLC has already applied for and received an emissions permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to build eight simple-cycle power turbines and 87 linear generators on the 2,100-acre site. The city is now proposing new design and operation standards for data centers and power plants within the city limits, aiming to address issues like noise, lighting, and landscaping. The public hearings on Tuesday will cover the rezoning of the land as well as these new guidelines.
- The city of Granbury unanimously approved the annexation of the Knox Ranch land in January 2026.
- Bilateral Energy LLC applied for the emissions permit in June 2025 and received approval in July 2025.
- The public hearings on the rezoning and new design standards are scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2026.
The players
Granbury City Council
The local government body that will be holding the public hearings and considering the rezoning and new guidelines for the proposed data center power plant.
Bilateral Energy LLC
The Dallas-based company that has already received an emissions permit to build the data center power plant on the former Knox Ranch land.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The state regulatory agency that approved the emissions permit for Bilateral Energy's planned power plant.
Granbury Residents
Local community members who have strongly opposed the large-scale industrialization of the Knox Ranch area.
What’s next
The Granbury City Council will hold public hearings on Tuesday, April 4, 2026 to gather community feedback on the proposed rezoning of the Knox Ranch land for the data center power plant, as well as the new design and operation standards for such large-scale industrial projects.
The takeaway
This case highlights the ongoing tensions between local communities and the expansion of data center and other tech infrastructure, as residents in Granbury are pushing back against the industrialization of the rural Knox Ranch area. The public hearings will be an important opportunity for the city to balance the economic interests of the data center project with the concerns of the local community over noise, lighting, and environmental impacts.
