Curated reference and analysis. Last full review: June 17, 2026
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Exhibit 2 · Project signal

Vantage 'Frontier' Campus

Data Center · Under Construction
ISO/RTO:ERCOTConfidence:High
Status
Under Construction
State
TX
County
Shackelford
Nearest city
Albany / Abilene
ISO / RTO
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Utility
ERCOT
Developer / owner
Vantage Data Centers (DigitalBridge / Silver Lake backed); tied to OpenAI/Stargate
Estimated load
1,400 MW
Estimated generation
Not disclosed
Reported capex (as cited)
More than $25B (company-stated)
Announced
2025-08
Expected COD
First building H2 2026
Public summary
~1.4 GW campus in Shackelford County, ~125 miles west of Fort Worth, officially tied to OpenAI/Stargate in October 2025. Vantage broke ground in 2026 with the first building targeted for the second half of 2026. Reported as one of 10+ gigawatt-scale megacampuses now under construction in North America.
Grid relevance
Another gigawatt-scale ERCOT load concentrating in West Texas near Abilene, reinforcing the region as a data-center cluster and adding to the large-load interconnection pressure ERCOT and Oncor are managing via SB6 and the 765-kV Permian backbone.
Last updated
2026-06-17
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