Key Issues

Power, water, air, noise, traffic, safety, and other project impacts.

Representative image. Not an official rendering or photograph of Project Mustang.

The August 7 Employment Center Plan and August 18 Planning & Zoning hearing now provide project-specific information across all six issue areas. The pages below separate submitted/proposed features, hearing disclosures, calculated implications, and still-unresolved engineering or permitting questions. The September 3 withdrawal changes the City regulatory path: standards discussed as part of annexation or the Employment Center process should now be treated as proposed/negotiated terms rather than current enforceable Project Mustang requirements.

Last verified September 5, 2026

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Power & Grid

The hearing described approximately 700 MW of data-center load and roughly 1,040 MW of on-site generation, with initial operation potentially isolated from the grid. Final interconnection details remain unresolved.

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On-Site Generation & Air

The current concept includes 84–112 gas-fired units, stacks up to about 125 feet, diesel backup and black-start generation. Exact equipment, emissions and air-permit details remain unresolved.

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Water & Wastewater

Closed-loop cooling, reuse-water infrastructure, four customary domestic wells and approximate water/wastewater figures are documented. Final demand and binding limits remain later-stage items.

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Noise

A 65-dBA-or-pre-development-baseline property-line standard is proposed, with baseline acoustic work required. Nighttime, low-frequency and final equipment-specific controls remain unresolved.

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Traffic & Construction

The City requires a Traffic Impact Analysis before preliminary plat, while County records show two conceptual 136-foot future arterial options and specific 45-mph geometry requirements. Neither County option is shown as approved.

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Safety & Emergency Response

The concept includes BESS, gas-generation yards, diesel/black-start generation, substations and urea/fuel-related storage. Final hazard analyses, fire-protection design and response plans remain later-stage.

Evidence note: These pages describe what the official Project Mustang submittal proposes. A proposed component or standard is not the same as a final permit, construction approval, final engineering design, or operating condition. See our evidence standard →