Protect Hometown Granbury

A 2,090-acre plot of land called Knox Ranch, along Hwy 377 and just a couple of miles from the Lake, was annexed by the City of Granbury on January 6, 2026. An energy company that specializes in building turbine engine power plants for electricity-hungry data centers acquired permits for emissions and construction of a project on this exact site of land.

What happened?

The Knox Ranch land, now part of the City of Granbury, is surrounded by people’s homes, Granbury High School, and a hospital. The land is part of a neighborhood of Granbury residents and must be zoned accordingly. The land should not be zoned for industry. A data center and its accompanying power plant would create havoc for the people of Granbury, especially to residents, students, and businesses in the surrounding area.

Why it matters

Consider the pollution

Noise pollution from large, spinning turbine engines. Gas-powered turbine engines can exceed 90 decibels. Raw pieces of machinery in a power plant can reach 155 decibels. For context, humans speak around 60dB, a police siren: 80dB, a helicopter: 100dB, a jet engine or fireworks: 140dB+. The threshold for permanent hearing loss is 140dBA, according to the WHO. Any sound at or above 80dBA could cause hearing damage, especially for prolonged periods. These turbine engines are permitted to run 24/7.

Air pollution. A data center and power plant release emissions of numerous compounds during construction and day-to-day operation.

Growing Granbury responsibly

Protect Hometown Granbury is a group of neighbors who want to see their community grow and thrive while maintaining its beauty and health. Data centers are a part of modern life, but they do not belong in our backyards or where children go to school. We want to see this natural space that has been annexed by Granbury City Council to be zoned appropriately, not for heavy industry such as a giant data center and its power plant.

There are important public hearings happening at Granbury Town Hall on February 9 and March 3. Join us and make our voices heard. Sign our petition to help show you care about the beauty and wellbeing of your Granbury neighborhoods. Donate to help pay legal fees so we can use all available resources to make sure Granbury grows intelligently and is zoned appropriately.

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