Barber Lake

Barber Lake is an 800,000 square foot data center facility under new construction at 951 CO Road 204 in Colorado City, Texas. The project, registered with TDLR, is scheduled to finish in December 2026. This large-scale development sits within Mitchell County and represents a significant addition to the local infrastructure landscape.

The estimated cost for the project is $50,000,000. This figure places the construction cost in the top quarter of new construction filings in Mitchell County, which has a median estimated cost of $925,000 for similar projects. The cost per square foot is calculated at $62, which is below the county median of $109 per square foot for this type of work.

Will Long is listed as the owner and developer of record. MBA Energy And Industrial serves as the design firm of record for the project. Kam-hung Kenneth Woo is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use.

Construction work began in October 2025. TDLR completed plan review in June 2026, marking the project status as Review Complete. The scheduled build window spans 421 days, which is longer than the county median build window of 236 days for new construction projects in Mitchell County.

Third-party sources have identified the site as a significant data center development. A post by datacenterdynamics.com noted that Cipher Mining acquired more than 500 acres across two sites in Texas for crypto and high-performance computing use, identifying Barber Lake as a 587-acre site near Colorado City. Other local coverage has referenced the project as a large-scale campus with substantial power capacity.

The area profile for ZIP code 79512 indicates a population of about 7,672 residents. The median household income is estimated at $55,855, and the median owner-occupied home value is $84,700. The housing stock in this area is predominantly owner-occupied. The Mitchell County unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in July 2026, which is higher than the rate recorded a year earlier.

Project Details and Context

The project scope consists exclusively of the new 800,000 square foot data center facility. There are no additional components listed in the filing beyond this primary structure. The project is distinct from other filings in the region, as it is one of only four new construction projects registered in Mitchell County in the last 24 months.

MBA Energy And Industrial has one other TDLR-registered project totaling $2,214,369, known as the Charger Solar O&M Facility in Tivoli, which has completed inspection. This indicates the design firm’s experience in energy and industrial projects. The Barber Lake project stands alone in its scale and cost within the recent Mitchell County filings.