Why it matters
The strategic read
Pairs Blackstone-backed QTS's gigawatt-scale campus execution with Lancium's powered-land and grid-management platform in a new West Texas market. The companies are funding the supporting energy infrastructure themselves, while Lancium plans onsite power, battery storage and solar resources, making the project another large example of AI infrastructure moving toward integrated behind-the-meter generation and storage.
Source-supported terms
What was disclosed
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QTS and Lancium announced the Hall County campus on July 13, 2026.
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The companies expect the project to bring more than $10B of capital investment to the region.
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QTS will design, build and operate the data-center buildings planned for Lancium's Clean Campus near Turkey, Texas.
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The project is expected to create up to 7,000 construction jobs at peak and approximately 350 permanent jobs.
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Lancium and QTS say they will fund 100% of the energy-infrastructure improvements needed for the campus.
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Lancium will own the campus and provide its electrical and civil infrastructure.
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Lancium plans to bring its own power to the site with battery-storage and solar resources.
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QTS says the campus will use closed-loop cooling that consumes no water for cooling once operational.
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Project water is expected to come from onsite wells or approved external sources rather than Turkey's municipal system.
Disclosure boundary
What is known—and what is not
The primary Lancium / QTS announcement discloses the parties, Hall County site, more-than-$10B expected investment, QTS design/build/operate role, Lancium campus and infrastructure role, jobs estimates, self-funded energy improvements, planned onsite power/storage/solar resources and closed-loop cooling approach. Public materials do not disclose a named tenant, building count, contracted IT load, utility-interconnection capacity, individual building capacities, final investment decision, financing stack, construction schedule, EPC or equipment awards, power price, tax incentives, land terms, customer leases, remedies or termination rights.