Pecos, TX Expansion Capacity
Company: Core Scientific - Project: Cottonwood
The claim, verbatim
Pecos, TX site planned to expand with approximately 300 MW of additional grid-connected utility power and behind-the-meter solutions for total gross power capacity potential of approximately 1.5 GW
Source (primary)
First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Presentation (IR page (investors.corescientific.com), ir_presentation)
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Quote: “Pecos, TX Anticipated Power Details ~300 MW + ~300 MW + Behind-the-Meter = CURRENT AVAILABLE POWER ADDITIONAL GRID-CONNECTED UTILITY POWER ~1.5 GW TOTAL GROSS POWER CAPACITY POTENTIAL ... Confirmed with utility; allocation timing is to be determined”
How we checked this
Checked on October 12, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The Pecos slide shows ~300 MW current plus ~300 MW additional grid-connected power plus behind-the-meter power, totaling ~1.5 GW. The additional power is confirmed with the utility but its allocation timing is undetermined.
Confirmed in the source:
- Pecos, TX has approximately 300 MW of current available power
- Pecos, TX is planned to add approximately 300 MW of additional grid-connected utility power
- Pecos, TX expansion plans include behind-the-meter power
- Pecos, TX total gross power capacity potential is approximately 1.5 GW
What we did: Read our cached copy of IR page (investors.corescientific.com) (https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_fda3a1f2f1890adaa7ac6c4d9d310971/corescientific/db/1066/11271/pdf/Q1+FY26+earnings+deck.pdf) in full (14,811 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Presentation
Quote: “Pecos, TX Anticipated Power Details ~300 MW + ~300 MW + Behind-the-Meter = CURRENT AVAILABLE POWER ADDITIONAL GRID-CONNECTED UTILITY POWER ~1.5 GW TOTAL GROSS POWER CAPACITY POTENTIAL ... Confirmed with utility; allocation timing is to be determined”