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Pitchfork masterplan

A 350 MW IT campus on the northeast block of Pitchfork Ranch, Guthrie, Texas. Behind the meter. First 100 MW without the ERCOT queue.

The Gateway Groundwater Conservation District allows 49 acre-feet a year, so the plant rejects heat dry for 95.9% of the year and runs adiabatic pads the other 357 hours. Power is built on the ranch: 3 electrical islands. This design is not Uptime Tier III, and it does not file into a frozen queue.

First 100 MW of IT is the tranche Palo Duro can fuel on a rental aero bridge, in 23.5 months. The full campus is live in 45.4 months at a Class 4 P50 of $6,738M, excluding GPUs. Grid interconnection is Phase 3. First fire is on-site generation.

1. Take the optionStart the ALTA, the wells, and the Palo Duro capacity letter. Those three are on the critical path.
2. Rent first, own the campusRental aero is the bridge to month 23.5. The owned fleet is the $6,738M headline. Stopping at 100 MW is Alternative B.
3. Do not file the grid yetThe queue is frozen. A 350 MW large-load filing puts on the order of $35M at risk under proposed PUCT 25.194.
350 MWIT campus
$6,738MCapex P50, owned, GPUs out
45.4 / 52.8 moCampus live, P50 / P90
1.064Design PUE

The land

King County, with a Dickens sliver on the west edge. The campus pad is the flat upland of the northeast block: West Big Field and Clear Country. The Atlas land map is the record. Imagery is current satellite, not a survey. ALTA replaces the linework.

Figure 0.1. Northeast development block, Pitchfork Ranch. Atlas existing-conditions map.

The regional frame is Lubbock, Abilene, and I-20.

Figure 0.2. Regional frame. Lubbock, Abilene, I-20.

Project schedule

Months from option day. Solid bars are the first-power critical path: title, air, gas, halls. Outline bars can slip. The grid lane is a parallel path.

Grid (Phase 3, parallel)CommissioningFiber​​​​Electrical​​​​​​Civil & halls​​​​​​​​Gas & generation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Water​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Environment & air​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Land & title​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​010203040Surface use agreementsSurface u…Plats (campus / gen split)Plats (campu…IPaC + biologist walkWetlands AJD / 404 pathWetlands AJ…Cultural / THCCultural / TH…TCEQ NSR (campus fleet)TCEQ NSR (campus fleet)GCD pre-app + permitGCD pre-app…Fire tanks + RO (dry plant)Fire tanks + RO (dry pla…Owned aero (order → install)Owned aero (order → install)BESS GFMBESS GFMMV / LV install (sections 2–4)MV / LV install (sections 2–4)IRUs Childress + LubbockIRUs Childre…Childress lateralChildress lateralLubbock lateral (diverse)Lubbock lateral (diverse)WETT screening (NDA)WETT screening (NDA)Large-load file (when queue reopens)Large-load file (when queue r…345 kV cut-in345 kV cut-inOption + site accessALTA + minerals runsheetALTA +…Phase I ESA + boringsPha…2D H&H (no FEMA map)2D H&H (no F…TCEQ standard permit (first fire)TCEQ sta…Test wells + 72-hr pumpsTest…Palo Duro capacity askPalo D…Lateral FID + T-49.5 mi first lateral9.5 mi first lateralRental aero on padSecond feed + compressionSecond feed + compress…Pad, camp, roadsPad, camp, roadsHalls, first 100 MWHalls, first 100 MWHalls, remaining sectionsHalls, remaining sectionsPadmount + PCU PO (40 wk)Padmount + PCU PO (…MV / LV install (section 1)MV / LV install (s…Cx first 100 MW (L1–L5 + IST)Cx first…Cx campus remainderCx campus r…Months from option dayCan slipCritical path
Figure 0.3. Integrated schedule, option day = month 0.

Project team

LandPitchfork Land and Cattle
Development counselTo be appointed at option
ElectricalThis study; PE of record not yet appointed
Civil, water, fireProcured PE after Phase 0 studies
EnvironmentalESA, wetlands, and cultural consultants
TransmissionWETT / ERCOT under NDA for Phase 3
Air and generationAir consultant and packager
Cost and scheduleAACE Class 4, this masterplan

No licensed engineer has stamped these pages. What a PE will and will not sign is in §6.6. Class 4 (−30% / +50%).

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