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Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Rock Man on March 19, 2026 at 9:47

Location definitely tied to the Western Haynesville / Bossier gas trend

Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2026 at 9:55

The article was somewhat unclear whether the power hub would feed electricity through the grid or be behind the meter.  Solely dedicated to the data center.

landownerPermalink Reply by Alan Herrington on March 19, 2026 at 10:01

From the article:  "The White House said the East Texas project will provide dispatchable power to meet booming electricity demand."

Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2026 at 10:14

I read that but didn't know if dispatchable meant grid connected.  I know there are some major power lines in the area.

landownerPermalink Reply by Alan Herrington on March 20, 2026 at 9:41

"Harris said the natural gas power generation hub will have a capacity of up to 5.2 GW of natural gas-fired generation that is capable of serving up to 5 GW of large-load demand. It will be located inside the ERCOT market. With significantly increasing electricity demand, it will provide dispatchable power and take advantage of the abundant natural gas in East Texas."

https://www.palestineherald.com/news/state-rep-cody-harris-announce...

landownerPermalink Reply by Alan Herrington on March 19, 2026 at 14:48

The planned Anderson County facility is expected to produce 5.2 gigawatts of power.  I asked grok (AI assistant) to identify how many plants in the US can produce at least 5 gigawatts.  

"Only one power plant in the United States is capable of producing more than 5 gigawatts (GW) of power.

The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state, a hydroelectric facility operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, has an installed nameplate capacity of approximately 6,809 MW (6.809 GW). This makes it the largest by capacity in the US.

From reliable sources like Wikipedia's list of largest US power stations (based on recent data) and cross-referenced with EIA-related information:

• Grand Coulee Dam: ~6,809 MW (hydroelectric).
• The next largest facilities fall well below 5 GW, such as:
  • Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (nuclear, Georgia): ~4,536 MW.
  • Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Arizona): ~3,937 MW.
  • Other major plants (nuclear, gas, coal, etc.) top out around 3–4 GW.

No other operational power plant reaches or exceeds 5 GW. This is consistent across lists of the top US stations by installed capacity, where Grand Coulee stands alone above that threshold. Note that "capable of producing" here refers to nameplate/installed capacity (the maximum rated output), not actual generation, which varies by factors like water availability for hydro or capacity factors for nuclear/gas plants.

For context, the US has over 12,000 utility-scale power plants with total utility-scale capacity exceeding 1.3 TW (terawatts), but very few individual sites aggregate to multi-GW scales due to practical, environmental, and engineering limits. Large hydro dams like Grand Coulee are exceptional in this regard."

This highlights the scale of the facility planned for Anderson County!

Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 19, 2026 at 15:08

Thanks.  I was thinking of the possibility of more than one data center served by the Anderson County facility.  Data centers seem to be coming in groups lately.  Here in Shreveport-Bossier we have three with rumors of an additional three to follow.  I could see multiple data centers in that part of central Texas.  There is certainly room for more.

Oil & Gas ProPermalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on March 23, 2026 at 1:07

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF WESTERN HAYNESVILLE SITE TO HOST POWER GENERATION HUB

FRISCO, TX, March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE: CRK) announced today that the Western Haynesville will host the recently announced Texas Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation Hub in Anderson County Texas.

The selection was announced on March 20, 2026, by the United States Department of Commerce in connection with Japan's $550 billion investment commitment to the United States as part of the U.S.- Japan trade deal. The selected project is the result of the collaboration of the Company and NextEra Energy, Inc. ("NextEra") (NYSE: NEE) to develop a power generation project near Comstock’s Western Hayneville natural gas operations.

The Texas Power Generation Hub will be owned jointly by Japan and the U.S. under the structure of the joint trade agreement and will be built and operated by NextEra, the largest energy infrastructure builder in the United States. The investment is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documents by NextEra and various constituents, as well as NextEra's completion of development, construction and commissioning of the selected project.

The Anderson County Texas facility will have up to 5.2 GW of natural gas-fired generation capable of serving up to 5 GW of large-load demand. Comstock will provide natural gas supply for the facility which could reach almost 1 Bcf per day by 2031. The estimated cost of the facility is $16 billion.

Located within the rapidly growing ERCOT market, the project takes advantage of Comstock’s abundant natural gas supply and strong transmission infrastructure at Bethel, Texas to deliver dispatchable power at scale to serve large‑scale users, including data centers and advanced manufacturing.

The projects would be structured so that new electricity demand is met with new generating resources, intended to avoid upward pressure on electricity bills for consumers.

About Comstock Resources

Comstock is a leading independent natural gas producer with operations focused on the development of the Haynesville shale in North Louisiana and East Texas. The Company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRK.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Although the Company believes the expectations in such statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.