Project Star energy campus

Encinal · Texas · United States

Announced since 30 Sept 2026Agent-reviewed

Power & grid

NextEra Energy Resources and Related Companies, with Lewis Energy Group, plan Project Star, a natural gas energy campus with 6.47 GW of generation near Encinal, Texas, selected under the U.S.–Korea strategic investment framework to support an adjacent 5 GW data center campus.

Figures as stated

generation mwplanned

6.47 GW

As stated by NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group · 30 Sept 2026

Generation capacity of the energy campus; not the data center load.

NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group (PR Newswire) source

capex usdplanned

$22B

As stated by NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group · 30 Sept 2026

Stated as "$22+ billion" for the energy infrastructure campus; the headline says $22.3 billion.

NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group (PR Newswire) source

Participants & roles

NextEra Energydeveloper
NextEra Energy Resources; selected with Related Companies to develop the generation.
Source
Lewis Energy Grouppartner
Provides the land, produced water and natural gas supply.
Source

Catalog timeline

Catalog entry30 Sept 2026

Project Star plans 6.47 GW gas energy campus near Encinal, Texas

Project Star energy campus NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group (PR Newswire)

Source published 30 Sept 2026 · Catalog recorded 14 Oct 2026 · Agent review

Stage history

30 Sept 2026
Announced
The release announces the selection of the developers to develop Project Star.
NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group (PR Newswire) ↗Agent review

What remains uncertain

Initial generation is targeted as early as 2029 subject to permitting and approvals; the 2032 full-capacity date is reported by press from the U.S. Commerce Department and was not found in the release.
The release gives "$22+ billion" in the text and $22.3 billion in the headline; no data center tenant, equipment suppliers or investment split are named.

Related agreements

No sourced project agreement is linked yet.

Sources

FOX 7 Austinpress · Published 07 Oct 2026
Attributes first-stage operation in 2029 and full capacity in 2032 to the U.S. Commerce Department. · The publisher supplies a calendar date; 00:00 UTC is a storage convention.
Source checked 14 Oct 2026
NextEra Energy, Related Companies and Lewis Energy Group (PR Newswire)press release · Published 30 Sept 2026
Joint PR Newswire release dated Sept. 30, 2026, read through a syndicated copy. · The publisher supplies a calendar date; 00:00 UTC is a storage convention.
Source checked 14 Oct 2026

Last confirmed by a dated source: 07 Oct 2026