{"id":817729,"date":"2026-05-23T22:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/817729\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:37:19","slug":"black-mountain-data-center-in-southeast-fort-worth-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/817729\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mountain data center in southeast Fort Worth. Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:Fort Worth Star-Telegram;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Fort Worth Star-Telegram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"272\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2021-02\/a00d18d0-6a21-11eb-bff5-9950f532eca7.jpeg\"\/><\/a>Thu, May 21, 2026 at 1:06 AM UTC<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/27D41B6B021E39A73C1CFD5B1393183343C2F3178CE270C815A90A412DA9CA4B\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w976_h549;quality_80;format_webp\/\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Black Mountain data center in southeast Fort Worth. Here&#8217;s what to know<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s a refresher for southeast Fort Worth readers on where the project stands.<\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>The Fort Worth Zoning Commission on April 8 <a data-ylk=\"slk:unanimously recommended City Council approval;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/politics-government\/article315343311.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">unanimously recommended City Council approval<\/a> of Black Mountain\u2019s development amendment, which increased the allowed building height from 55 feet to 70 feet and added a 70-foot setback from Lon Stephenson Road.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>At a tense March 11 community meeting in Forest Hill, residents <a data-ylk=\"slk:held up \u201cNo Black Mountain\u201d signs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/article315021619.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">held up \u201cNo Black Mountain\u201d signs<\/a> and raised concerns about environmental racism, pollution and a lack of transparency from developers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>Two additional rezoning requests covering roughly 80 acres have been repeatedly tabled, with the council <a data-ylk=\"slk:postponing decisions again in March;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article314981733.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">postponing decisions again in March<\/a> while awaiting a staff briefing on data center infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>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 <a data-ylk=\"slk:he first learned of a zoning case from a reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/business\/fort-worth\/article314319111.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">he first learned of a zoning case from a reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>Sue Weston, owner of the adjacent Weston Gardens nursery, has been a vocal opponent, telling reporters the developers initially approached her as <a data-ylk=\"slk:\u201can oil and gas company\u201d buying land;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article313721163.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u201can oil and gas company\u201d buying land<\/a> without disclosing the data center plans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<p>If the pending rezoning requests are approved, Fort Worth will have cleared <a data-ylk=\"slk:more than 500 acres for the campus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/business\/fort-worth\/article314294063.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">more than 500 acres for the campus<\/a> \u2014 larger than Meta\u2019s 170-acre north Fort Worth data center site.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thu, May 21, 2026 at 1:06 AM UTC Black Mountain data center in southeast Fort Worth. 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