# El Paso Data Center Policy Framework **Entity class:** Municipal policy framework ## Definition The **El Paso Data Center Policy Framework** is the City of El Paso's 2026 draft framework for evaluating regional hyperscale development. It treats the Meta and Fort Bliss projects as separate undertakings within one regional transformation and focuses on electricity, water, land, economic development, transparency, and public infrastructure. ## Relationships - **published by:** [[wiki/City of El Paso|City of El Paso]]. - **projects analyzed:** [[wiki/Meta El Paso Data Center|Meta El Paso Data Center]] and [[wiki/Fort Bliss Hyperscale Data Center|Fort Bliss Hyperscale Data Center]]. - **utility dependencies:** [[wiki/El Paso Electric|El Paso Electric]], [[wiki/El Paso Water|El Paso Water]], and [[wiki/McCloud Natural Gas Facility|McCloud Natural Gas Facility]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [City of El Paso — Draft Data Center Policy Framework, 2026](https://www.elpasotexas.gov/assets/Documents/CoEP/Data-Centers/Draft-Data-Center-Policy-Framework-updated.pdf)