DataBank Austin (AUS1)
Austin, TX
Source: Primary source
DataBank Austin (AUS1) is a mapped data center in TX.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkDataBank, Ltd. — colocation facility (4 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- San Marcos OKs data center banThe Business Journals· Jun 18, 2026
- Indoor slide park, active adult community, data center town halls: Check out 6 trending Austin-area storiesCommunity Impact | News· Jun 12, 2026
- Proposed data center in Taylor draws pushback from communityFOX 7 Austin· Jun 12, 2026
- Taylor residents protest proposed data centerFOX 7 Austin· Jun 12, 2026
- Watch Taylor residents protest proposed data center - FOX LOCAL AustinFOX One· Jun 12, 2026
- Gov. Abbott recommends new data center rulesKXAN Austin· Jun 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Texas reported $16.1M in Property used in certain large data center projects; temporary exemption (Texas Tax Code § 151.3595) for FY2025 (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Pond Springs El in Austin, is 0.7 mi from this site (516 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.