Developer Diode Ventures has withdrawn its proposal to build a data center in Henderson County, Texas.

“The perspectives shared by residents, local leaders and stakeholders led us to conclude that the site under evaluation, in particular its close proximity to the rural residential community of Cedar Creek Lake, does not meet the higher standard we believe should guide data center development,” reads a statement from Diode on July 22.

“Accordingly, Diode will not pursue land development at this location.”

Details about Diode’s project are unclear.

An anti-data center group called “Our Lake Our Voice” said that the data center would require 80-150MW of power, based on figures drawn from a document called “Diode engineering response.”

DCD has reached out to Our Lake Our Voice for a copy of the document.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, historically a supporter of the data center industry in the state, also said that “Diode did the right thing by withdrawing their project” in an announcement on July 23.

Abbott added that other projects that did not meet the standards laid out in Abbott’s June directive to the Public Utilities Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas should also back out.

Earlier this month, the Governor also said that data centers should be banned from rural areas in Texas.

Diode Ventures is a subsidiary of Black & Veatch, an engineering, procurement and consulting firm. Within the US, the company has developed and sold several data center parks around Kansas City, and it is currently pursuing projects in the City of Red Oak, Texas; Kuna, Idaho;

It is also eyeing a data center in Calgary, Canada.

Diode is also known for its solar farm business, with projects in Fort Bend County and Hamilton County, Texas; Tainan, Taiwan; and Japan.