Construction could begin soon on power plant for $2.5 billion JPS expansion

Construction may begin soon on a key piece of the JPS Hospital expansion program, records show.

Filings from an architecture firm show that an application has been submitted for the final grading permit for a central utility plant that will support the JPS Hospital campus.

The plant is a part of the JPS expansion program. Tarrant County voters approved an $800 million bond program in 2018 to pay for what was originally estimated to cost $1.5 billion in updates to the county’s only public hospital.

The bond projects include a psychiatric emergency room, standalone clinic and hospital.

The cost of the bond program has ballooned to $2.5 billion — up from $2.1 billion in 2024. In August, JPS approved its 2026 budget, which also predicted that JPS will grow its cash savings to pay for bond projects.

According to the filings from this month, the plant will be at 1500 S. Main St. The plant, according to JPS, is expected to open in 2029.

JPS did not return a request for comment on Monday afternoon.