Data Centers in Austin, Texas
We are tracking 11 data centers in and around Austin — facilities drawing power and water and locking in tax deals.
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No new reports near Austin in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 27, 02:41 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
What’s coming to Austin
These aren’t ordinary warehouses. Hyperscale data centers draw megawatts of power and millions of gallons of water, and lock in decades of tax abatements — deals whose effects reach far beyond Austin — here’s where the power and water go. Counts cover facilities tracked closest to Austin (within ~15 km), so nearby towns share the same grid and watershed. Know of one that’s missing? Help us map it.
The latest around Austin
- 156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirements
- How the Texas data center boom is pushing Austin to new limits on development
- While its rivals chase reactors cooled by liquid sodium and molten salt, an Austin company is stamping out 30 copies of the boring 1950s pressurized-water reactor instead — betting a Texas grid facing 43 gigawatts of new data-center demand wants unclever,
- Central Texas Cities Balance Data Center Proposals • The Austin Chronicle
What you can do in Austin
Ask who approved these projects, how much power and water they draw, and what they pay in taxes. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Data centers near Austin
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Facility data: public records and filings. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).