Pecos, TX planned expansion
Company: Core Scientific - Project: Cottonwood
The claim, verbatim
Pecos, TX has ~300 MW of current available power and ~300 MW of additional grid-connected utility power. The additional power is confirmed with the utility, with allocation timing to be determined. Together with behind-the-meter power, total gross potential is ~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 = ... ~1.5 GW TOTAL GROSS POWER CAPACITY POTENTIAL”
How we checked this
Checked on October 17, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The deck's Pecos slide shows ~300 MW current plus ~300 MW additional grid power plus behind-the-meter, for ~1.5 GW total gross potential. Its footnote says the additional power is confirmed with the utility, with timing to be determined.
Confirmed in the source:
- Pecos, TX has ~300 MW of current available power
- Pecos, TX has ~300 MW of additional grid-connected utility power
- The additional Pecos grid-connected power is confirmed with the utility, with allocation timing to be determined
- Together with behind-the-meter power, Pecos total gross power capacity potential is ~1.5 GW
What we did: Read our cached copy of IR page (investors.corescientific.com) (https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_b76ddaa46c59e7a64138659274ff5f32/corescientific/db/1066/11271/pdf/Q1+FY26+earnings+deck.pdf) in full (14,811 characters, retrieved October 16, 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 = ... ~1.5 GW TOTAL GROSS POWER CAPACITY POTENTIAL”