KDC Project Comal (1051 County Road 401, Taylor)

Status

Approved (annexation and Employment Center zoning)

Developer / parties

KDC Real Estate Development and Investments

Location

Taylor (1051 County Road 401, northeast of the Samsung site, per City of Taylor), Williamson County

Size

About 210 acres for the data center plus ~10 acres of retail/office (City of Taylor; Taylor Press); DCD says 220 acres, six data center buildings and two substations, 360 MW (DCD)

Investment

$2.5 billion (Taylor EDC CEO, per Taylor Press)

Reported benefits

Taylor EDC estimate: $145.9M net benefit to the city and $70.7M to Taylor ISD over 10 years; 175 direct jobs (avg. salary $54,146); ~3,000 construction workers (Taylor Press). City page: over $145M to the City and over $70M to the school district over 10 years (City of Taylor). Developer to donate $75,000 to parks, deed 14 acres for roads and a future fire station parcel (Taylor Press)

Concerns / impacts

Residents and HALT Taylor Data Centers asked the council to delay approval until stronger data center rules exist (Taylor Press). Custom zoning: closed-loop cooling, 300-foot buffer to Castlewood South, 70 dB night limit at the property line, 180 backup generators exhausting away from homes (Taylor Press)

Last verified

2026-11-02

Power

• Company claim Oncor utility power; two on-site substations: KDC says the campus will get its energy from Oncor; site plan shows two substations (company via DCD). datacenterdynamics.com ↗

Water

• Official record Closed-loop cooling; no City water agreement requested: In the City of Taylor water CCN; KDC has not requested a water service agreement and proposes air-cooled chillers with a closed-loop system (City of Taylor). Zoning caps the initial fill at 5M gallons per building, 30M total (Taylor Press). taylortx.gov ↗

Power and water projects tied to this data center: on-site or dedicated generation, utility and grid capacity deals, substations, water supply, reclaimed water and wastewater permits. Each item is labeled by source type.

Jobs and economic impact

• News report Mar 26, 2026 · Economic impact (EDC estimate) · 175 permanent jobs · 3,000 construction jobs · $2.5 billion investment: Taylor EDC CEO Ben White told the council the $2.5 billion project could generate about $145.9 million in net benefits to the city and $70.7 million to Taylor ISD over 10 years, with 175 direct jobs at an average salary of $54,146 and about 3,000 construction workers over the build-out. taylorpress.net ↗ (Taylor Press report of the Taylor EDC presentation; checked Nov 2, 2026)

Land rows come only from deeds, appraisal district or abatement filings, government agreements or SEC filings. Job and dollar figures are the ones stated in agreements, filings or releases; company figures are claims until a record confirms them. Members get the statewide roll-up in the members area.