Rice Data Center
1160 Main Street · Houston, Harris County, TX
Source: OpenStreetMap
Rice Data Center is a mapped data center in Harris County, TX, operated by Prime Data Centers. DataCentersExposed has documented a 25,487 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkSecretive Rice data centers.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentPrime Data Centers
- Files asPrime Data Centers
- This facilityRice Data Center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: ERCOT · gridstatus- Natural Gas41.1%
- Solar36.3%
- Coal11.2%
- Nuclear7.3%
- Wind3.9%
Real-time generation mix for the ERCOT grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:34 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- Brooks residents seek info on the data centre megaproject planned right next doorCBC· Jun 13, 2026
- Gov. Greg Abbott calls for new data center regulationsThe Business Journals· Jun 10, 2026
- Replacing Diesel: Gas, Turbines, Steam for AI Data CentersData Center Knowledge· Jun 4, 2026
- Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at $3B Metro Phoenix CampusREBusinessOnline· May 26, 2026
- Prime Breaks Ground on $3B Phoenix Data Center CampusCommercialSearch· May 22, 2026
- Prime Data Centers Launches First Phase of 240MW Phoenix Campus as AI Infrastructure Demand Acceleratescitybiz· May 21, 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 (Houston-Galveston-Brazoria), 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, Harmony School Of Ingenuity-Houston in Houston, is 0.7 mi from this site (749 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.