Pecos facility planned capacity ERCOT approval
Company: Core Scientific - Project: Cottonwood
The claim, verbatim
300 megawatts at Pecos received conditional Studied Load status under ERCOT Batch Zero process
Source (primary)
Core Scientific Gets Conditional ERCOT Status for 1 GW at Texas Sites - TheEnergyMag (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Another 300 megawatts received conditional "Studied Load" status.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 23, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states that at Pecos, beyond 300 MW of existing base load, another 300 megawatts received conditional Studied Load status within Batch Zero.
Confirmed in the source:
- An additional 300 megawatts at Pecos received conditional Studied Load status
- This classification was made under ERCOT's Batch Zero process
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.theenergymag.com/news/market-news/core-scientific-ercot-power-texas-ai-data-centers) in full (4,910 characters, retrieved September 14, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Core Scientific Gets Conditional ERCOT Status for 1 GW at Texas Sites - TheEnergyMag
Quote: “Another 300 megawatts received conditional "Studied Load" status.”