Thu, May 21, 2026 at 1:06 AM UTC
Black Mountain data center in southeast Fort Worth. Here’s what to know
A $10 billion data center proposed by Fort Worth-based energy consortium Black Mountain has been working its way through city approvals for nearly a year, drawing pushback from residents and nearby city leaders. Here’s a refresher for southeast Fort Worth readers on where the project stands.
Here are key takeaways:
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The Fort Worth Zoning Commission on April 8 unanimously recommended City Council approval of Black Mountain’s development amendment, which increased the allowed building height from 55 feet to 70 feet and added a 70-foot setback from Lon Stephenson Road.
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At a tense March 11 community meeting in Forest Hill, residents held up “No Black Mountain” signs and raised concerns about environmental racism, pollution and a lack of transparency from developers.
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Two additional rezoning requests covering roughly 80 acres have been repeatedly tabled, with the council postponing decisions again in March while awaiting a staff briefing on data center infrastructure.
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Leaders in neighboring Forest Hill and Everman have said they want more communication from Black Mountain, with Everman city manager Craig Spencer telling Fort Worth council member Chris Nettles he first learned of a zoning case from a reporter.
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Sue Weston, owner of the adjacent Weston Gardens nursery, has been a vocal opponent, telling reporters the developers initially approached her as “an oil and gas company” buying land without disclosing the data center plans.
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If the pending rezoning requests are approved, Fort Worth will have cleared more than 500 acres for the campus — larger than Meta’s 170-acre north Fort Worth data center site.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.