Switch data center expansion (Smith School Road, Austin)
Also called: Data Ranch
Switch applied to build a new 300,000-square-foot data center next to a new Austin Energy substation at its Smith School Road campus in Southeast Austin. The campus already has two buildings with 60 megawatts.
Where things stand: Switch applied in 2024 to add a 300,000-square-foot building; construction status not confirmed.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 2024): Switch filed site plans with the City of Austin for a new building.
What we know
- 📍 Where4100 Smith School Road, Austin, Travis County
- 🏢 CompanySwitch
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNew Austin Energy substation
❓ Still unanswered
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- Was the new building approved and built? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power will it add? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 2024Switch filed site plans with the City of Austin for a new building.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Austin City Council unanimously told city staff to write binding data center rules by the end of 2026. The rules will set where data centers can go and limits on water use, power use, noise and lighting. The council must be told about any data center asking for more than 20 megawatts of power or more than 85 million gallons of water a year. Several council members want large data centers kept out of the city.
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Where this comes from
- Switch to expand Austin data center campus in Texas · DatacenterDynamics · Feb 2, 2024
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