Element Critical data center, Travis County, TX
8025 North Interstate Highway 35 Service Road · Travis County, TX
Source: OpenStreetMap
Element Critical data center in Travis County, TX is an operating facility, operated by Element Critical. DataCentersExposed has documented a 61,978 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentElement Critical
- Files asElement Critical
- This facilityElement Critical data center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: ERCOT · gridstatus- Natural Gas45.3%
- Solar29.0%
- Coal13.7%
- Nuclear7.9%
- Wind4.0%
Real-time generation mix for the ERCOT grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 2:44 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- Kazakhstan signs deal to create “Data Center Valley”Eurasianet· Jun 16, 2026
- BACHMANN strengthens cybersecurity and compliance in the data center environment – NIS2 as a strategic driverMynewsdesk· Jun 15, 2026
- Element Critical Elevates Scott Gould to CCO as AI Infrastructure Demands Reshape Data Center Marketcitybiz· May 28, 2026
- Element Critical Bolsters Strategic AI Leadership with Appointment of Scott Gould as Chief Commercial OfficerPR Newswire· May 28, 2026
- €18bn invested in Ireland by data centre ecosystembusinessplus.ie· May 27, 2026
- Cities Face Resilience Challenges in Data Centre Investment BoomThe Energy Mix· Apr 14, 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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Austin), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, The Excel Center (for Adults) in Austin, is 0.3 mi from this site (475 students). 10 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.