Data Center Projects in Austin County, Texas

Last verified: October 27, 2026 · 1 tracked project · 4 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks one data center project in Austin County. This page was added on Oct. 27, 2026, after the tracker's Oct. 27 update.

CleanSpark campus (Sealy area). CleanSpark says it holds rights to about 271 acres and 285 MW of power supply agreements for an AI data center campus, with a substation construction plan underway (company claim) (CleanSpark (company)). Its SEC quarterly report says it bought the Austin County land and a purchase option from Priority Power Management and bought adjacent land on April 17, 2026 for $15.087 million (company filing) (CleanSpark 10-Q (SEC)).

County moratorium. On July 27, 2026, Austin County Commissioners Court ordered a temporary moratorium on battery storage (BESS) and data center construction in unincorporated areas, pending a health-and-safety review (Austin County order). The Banner Press reports the vote was unanimous, CleanSpark's CEO spoke at the session, CleanSpark wants a data center off Substation Road, and the moratorium wasn't aimed at CleanSpark (Banner Press). CleanSpark's SEC report lists the moratorium as a risk (company filing) (CleanSpark 10-Q (SEC)).

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
CleanSpark Austin County AI data center campus (Substation Road, Sealy area), Off Substation Road (per Banner Press); Sealy area	CleanSpark, Inc. (subsidiary CleanSpark Data I, LLC; seller Priority Power Management, per SEC 10-Q)	Proposed / in development (county moratorium in effect)	~271 acres; long-term power supply agreements totaling 285 MW; energization of more than 200 MW expected 1H 2027 (company claim)	Land/power rights: $65.698M total (cash, 1,788,834 shares and deferred consideration) + $15.087M adjacent land Apr 17 2026 (SEC 10-Q, company filing)	Oct 27 2025 CleanSpark Data I, LLC agreed to buy real estate and a land purchase option in Austin County from Priority Power Management · Apr 17 2026 bought adjacent land for $15.087M (SEC 10-Q, company filing) · Oct 29 2025 CleanSpark announced rights to ~271 acres and 285 MW · substation construction plan underway (company) · Jul 27 2026 Austin County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a moratorium on BESS and data center construction in unincorporated areas · CleanSpark's CEO spoke at the session · moratorium not targeted at CleanSpark (Banner Press, news · executed order on county site, official) · CleanSpark's 10-Q cites the Austin County moratorium as a risk (company filing)	CleanSpark (company) · CleanSpark 10-Q (SEC) · Banner Press · Austin County order

Recorded benefits and concerns (CleanSpark Austin County AI data center campus (Substation Road, Sealy area)):

Concerns: County moratorium pending a health-and-safety review (official order)

Sources for each project are linked in the table. Figures labeled "company" come from the developer.

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Aug 5, 2026	News	Banner Press: court voted unanimously Jul 27 for the moratorium; CleanSpark wants a data center off Substation Road.	Banner Press
Jul 27, 2026	Commissioners court	Austin County order: temporary moratorium on BESS and data center construction in unincorporated areas pending health-and-safety review.	Austin County order
Jun 30, 2026	Federal filing	CleanSpark 10-Q: Austin County land/option bought from Priority Power for $65.7M; adjacent land Apr 17 ($15.1M) (company filing).	CleanSpark 10-Q (SEC)
Oct 29, 2025	Company announcement	CleanSpark: rights to ~271 acres in Austin County and 285 MW of power supply agreements for an AI data center campus (company claim).	CleanSpark (company)

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming Austin County hearings or votes on data centers.

Statewide permit pause: Under the Governor's Sept. 21 order halting permits sought by data centers (Governor's office), TCEQ sent its Oct. 19 compliance letter: it says permits for infrastructure directly supporting data centers are paused, pending applications are being screened, and claimed authorizations are suspended where possible (TCEQ letter). The Texas Tribune reported Oct. 20 that TCEQ says stormwater permits flagged by Public Citizen were suspended (Texas Tribune). On Oct. 21 TCEQ posted that its STEERS e-filing system for automatic authorizations is temporarily shut down so staff can check whether applications relate to data centers (TCEQ STEERS notice); the Texas Tribune reports a spokesman said applications must be physically provided (Texas Tribune, Oct. 21). The tracker doesn't show whether any project in Austin County has a pending TCEQ permit.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in Austin County, Texas? One: CleanSpark Austin County AI data center campus (Substation Road, Sealy area) in Off Substation Road (per Banner Press); Sealy area, listed as proposed / in development (county moratorium in effect).

Is there a data center moratorium in Austin County, Texas? Yes. A July 27, 2026 county order placed a temporary moratorium on BESS and data center construction in unincorporated areas, pending a health-and-safety review (Austin County order).

Where does this information come from? Every fact on this page comes from the sources linked in the project table and record timeline, such as county records, company statements and SEC filings, and news reports. Company claims and news reports are labeled as such.

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