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Residents tell Granbury council they oppose ‘Project Patriot’ data center plans
Summary
Multiple Granbury residents told the City Council they oppose Project Patriot, a proposed data center/power campus, citing concerns about transparency, tax abatements offered earlier, heavy water and energy use, and continuous noise and lighting near homes and schools. Council heard public comment but took no immediate action.
Dozens of Granbury residents packed public comment time at the Feb. 3 City Council meeting to urge the council to block or more tightly condition a proposed data-center and power-generation development known as Project Patriot.
Several speakers said the council and city staff had engaged with the project’s developer, Bilateral Energy, months before residents learned of plans and that the city had offered incentives. Daniel Piat, who said he lives on Meadowood Road near the project site, said public records show city staff and leadership were communicating with the developer in 2025 and that the city manager and economic development director had sent support letters. “You guys have lost the public's trust on this issue,”…
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