Cedar Creek · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
City asks TCEQ for a public meeting on the Cedar Creek gas plant
Council’s Nov. 3 resolution targets a proposed 48-turbine plant tied to a data-center campus near Cedar Creek.
Bastrop City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to ask the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a public meeting on a permit filed by Pacifico CCK Energy LLC. KXAN reports the proposal is a 48-turbine natural gas plant near Cedar Creek that would power a Pacifico-BlackChamber data-center campus. Lost Pines Watch says public records name Anthropic as the planned tenant.
The resolution cites air quality, public health, environmental effects, and closeness to homes, schools, and child care. It asks TCEQ to address nitrogen oxides, cumulative industrial emissions, and chances for residents to speak and submit comments. The city is forwarding the resolution into the agency’s permit file.
A second reading of proposed city data-center rules is on the Nov. 17 council agenda. That draft would keep data centers out of general commercial zoning and require a conditional-use permit in industrial zones. A TCEQ hearing is not automatic; the ask is for one.
Source: KXAN
