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Data Center Projects in Ellis County, Texas
Last verified: October 27, 2026 · 6 tracked projects · 13 tracked records
Overview
Texas Data Center Watch tracks six data center projects in Ellis County. This page was added on Oct. 19, 2026, after the tracker's Oct. 18–19 updates.
- PowerHouse Grand Prairie hyperscale campus, Just outside Grand Prairie: listed as registered (TDLR). Developer, per the tracker: PowerHouse Data Centers; Provident Data Centers (co-developer) (powerhousedata.com · dallasinnovates.com · TDLR TABS).
- Digital Ranch data center campus (south of Midlothian RailPort), Southern end of Midlothian, south of RailPort Business Park (news): listed as approved (city council actions Sep 22 2026). Developer, per the tracker: Digital Ranch LLC (city agenda); applicant Patrick Noonan of Merrell Capital (news) (midlothian.tx.us · midlothianmirror.com).
- Google Midlothian campus (Sharka Data Center Building 5), Midlothian (Railport Parkway): listed as operating campus; Building 5 registered (TDLR). Developer, per the tracker: Google, through Sharka LLC (TDLR owner; DCD identifies Sharka LLC as Google's shell company for the site) (TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · DCD).
- RED1A / RED2A data center campus (Alamo Mission LLC), Red Oak (330 N. Austin Blvd., per TDLR): listed as RED1A complete (TDLR Inspection Complete); RED2A registered (TDLR). Developer, per the tracker: Alamo Mission LLC (TDLR owner; operator not named in the opened filings) (TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · comptroller.texas.gov).
- DataBank Red Oak campus (DFW9–DFW15), Red Oak (Stainback Rd and Batchler Rd, per TDLR): listed as existing campus; new buildings and fit-outs registered (TDLR). Developer, per the tracker: DataBank (TDLR owners Databank; DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC; DB Data Center Red Oak 12, LLC) (TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · TDLR TABS 3 · TDLR TABS 4 · TDLR TABS 5 · TDLR TABS 6 · TDLR TABS 7 · TDLR TABS 8 · TDLR TABS 9).
- Compass Datacenters DFW III, Red Oak (Buildings 8–10 fit-outs), Red Oak (550–590 Austin Blvd, per TDLR): listed as registered (TDLR). Developer, per the tracker: Compass Datacenters (TDLR owners Compass Datacenters DFW IIIJ, IIIH and III-I LLC) (TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · TDLR TABS 3).
Note: "registered" means a state accessibility (TDLR) building registration, not an environmental permit or local approval.
Tracked projects
| Project | Developer | Status | Capacity / size | Investment | Key dates | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerHouse Grand Prairie hyperscale campus, Just outside Grand Prairie | PowerHouse Data Centers; Provident Data Centers (co-developer) | Registered (TDLR) | Company page: 810 acres, 8.5M developable sq ft, 1.8 GW max utility power (PowerHouse). Feb 2025 report: 768 acres, 24 buildings in three phases, 1.8 GW switchyard, first 500 MW tranche approved through ERCOT (Dallas Innovates) | Data Center Building 1 est. $72.6M (TDLR, as filed) | Feb 25 2025 announced · first building then slated to energize May 2026 (Dallas Innovates) · company page now lists delivery Q1 2027 (PowerHouse) · Apr 2 2026 TDLR registration 'AREP Power House Grand Prairie', Data Center Building 1 at 881 Miller Road, Midlothian (224,152 sq ft two-story single-tenant data center core and shell · est. $72,590,278 · start Apr 1 2026, completion Apr 1 2028 · Project Registered · owner Prairie Ridge Phase 1 Owner LP) (TDLR, found Oct 18 2026) | powerhousedata.com · dallasinnovates.com · TDLR TABS |
| Digital Ranch data center campus (south of Midlothian RailPort), Southern end of Midlothian, south of RailPort Business Park (news) | Digital Ranch LLC (city agenda); applicant Patrick Noonan of Merrell Capital (news) | Approved (city council actions Sep 22 2026) | Three data centers, 3.9 million sq ft total; planned development on 395.7 acres of an 873.8-acre property (news) | Not recorded | Sep 22 2026 Midlothian City Council agenda: development agreement with Digital Ranch LLC and consent to create Midlothian Municipal Management District No. 4 with 873.8 acres (official) · council approved the motions unanimously, plus a planned development for 395.7 acres and a TIRZ framework for public infrastructure · plan includes 125-ft residential setbacks and a 60-decibel noise limit (Midlothian Mirror) | midlothian.tx.us · midlothianmirror.com |
| Google Midlothian campus (Sharka Data Center Building 5), Midlothian (Railport Parkway) | Google, through Sharka LLC (TDLR owner; DCD identifies Sharka LLC as Google's shell company for the site) | Operating campus; Building 5 registered (TDLR) | Building 5: new one-story 288,000 sq ft data center (TDLR). Building 4 (2024): 1-story 170,600 sq ft data center with central utility buildings (TDLR) | Building 5 est. $491.7M (TDLR, as filed); DCD reports $880M. Building 4 est. $350M (TDLR); DCD reported $100M | Mar 7 2024 'Sharka Data Center - Building 4' registered at 3441 Railport Parkway (completion Dec 31 2025 · Project Closed) · Dec 8 2025 'Sharka Data Center - Building 5' registered at 3411 Railport Parkway (start Jan 28 2026, completion Feb 24 2027 · Project Registered) (TDLR) · DCD reports Building 5 as Google's fifth data center at the Midlothian campus (DCD) | TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · DCD |
| RED1A / RED2A data center campus (Alamo Mission LLC), Red Oak (330 N. Austin Blvd., per TDLR) | Alamo Mission LLC (TDLR owner; operator not named in the opened filings) | RED1A complete (TDLR Inspection Complete); RED2A registered (TDLR) | RED1A: new data center, 170,594 sq ft; RED2A: new building, 285,310 sq ft (TDLR) | RED1A est. $176M; RED2A est. $176M (TDLR, as filed) | May 15 2025 RED1A registered (start Jan 1 2023, completion May 15 2025 · Inspection Complete) · Oct 11 2025 Red Oak abatement executed with Alamo Mission LLC in Reinvestment Zone #9: 80% real and 100% personal property for 10 years, effective Jan 1 2026, NAICS 518210 (Comptroller Ch. 312 report) · Oct 8 2026 RED2A registered (start Dec 12 2024, completion Dec 12 2026 · Project Registered) (TDLR) | TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · comptroller.texas.gov |
| DataBank Red Oak campus (DFW9–DFW15), Red Oak (Stainback Rd and Batchler Rd, per TDLR) | DataBank (TDLR owners Databank; DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC; DB Data Center Red Oak 12, LLC) | Existing campus; new buildings and fit-outs registered (TDLR) | Two-story data centers with office: DFW11, DFW12, DFW13 425,170 sq ft each (Stainback Rd); DFW14 and DFW15 443,679 sq ft each (Batchler Rd); tenant fit-outs for DFW9–DFW12 (TDLR) | TDLR est. costs as filed: DFW11, DFW12, DFW13, DFW14 $325M each; DFW15 $425M; fit-outs DFW9 $200M, DFW10 $301M, DFW11 $315M, DFW12 $155M | Apr 17 2025 DFW11 and May 12 2025 DFW12 registered · Dec 16 2025 DFW9 tenant fit-out · Jan 5 2026 DFW13 · Mar 18 2026 DFW10 fit-out · Mar 30 2026 DFW11 fit-out · Apr 20 2026 DFW12 fit-out · Aug 12 2026 DFW14 base building (3600 Batchler Rd) · Sep 10 2026 DFW15 base building (completion Jul 31 2029) · all Project Registered (TDLR) | TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · TDLR TABS 3 · TDLR TABS 4 · TDLR TABS 5 · TDLR TABS 6 · TDLR TABS 7 · TDLR TABS 8 · TDLR TABS 9 |
| Compass Datacenters DFW III, Red Oak (Buildings 8–10 fit-outs), Red Oak (550–590 Austin Blvd, per TDLR) | Compass Datacenters (TDLR owners Compass Datacenters DFW IIIJ, IIIH and III-I LLC) | Registered (TDLR) | Interior/tenant fit-outs of 251,815 sq ft each for Buildings 8, 9 and 10, new data centers on the campus (TDLR) | Est. $100M per building fit-out (TDLR, as filed) | Oct 15 2026 Building 8 (580 Austin Blvd), Building 9 (550) and Building 10 (590) interior/tenant fit-outs registered (completions Oct 28 2027, Mar 14 2028 and Aug 22 2028 · Project Registered) (TDLR) | TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · TDLR TABS 3 |
Sources for each project are linked in the table. Figures labeled "company" come from the developer.
Record timeline
| Date | Type | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: Compass DFWIII-III Buildings 8, 9 and 10 interior/tenant fit-outs, 251,815 sq ft and est. $100M each, Austin Blvd, Red Oak. | TDLR TABS |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'RED2A', new 285,310 sq ft building, est. $176M, 330 N. Austin Blvd., Red Oak; owner Alamo Mission LLC. | TDLR TABS |
| Sep 22, 2026 | City council | Midlothian council agenda: development agreement with Digital Ranch LLC and consent to create Municipal Management District No. 4 (873.8 acres); approved unanimously (Midlothian Mirror). | midlothian.tx.us |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'DataBank Red Oak - DFW15 Base Building', 443,679 sq ft, est. $425M, Batchler Rd, Red Oak. | TDLR TABS |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'DataBank Red Oak - DFW14 Base Building', 443,679 sq ft, est. $325M, 3600 Batchler Rd, Red Oak. | TDLR TABS |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'AREP Power House Grand Prairie' Data Center Building 1, 224,152 sq ft core and shell, est. $72.6M, 881 Miller Rd; owner Prairie Ridge Phase 1 Owner LP. | TDLR TABS |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: DataBank Red Oak DFW10 tenant fit-out, est. $301M; DFW11 (Mar 30, $315M) and DFW12 (Apr 20, $155M) fit-outs followed. | TDLR TABS |
| Mar 3, 2026 | News | DCD: Google, through shell company Sharka LLC, filed for a fifth data center at its Midlothian campus; DCD cites an $880M estimate. | DCD |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'Databank Red Oak - DFW13', two-story 425,170 sq ft data center, est. $325M; owner DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC. | TDLR TABS |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'Sharka Data Center - Building 5', one-story 288,000 sq ft data center, est. $491.7M, 3411 Railport Pkwy; owner Sharka LLC. | TDLR TABS |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Tax abatement | Comptroller Ch. 312 report: City of Red Oak 10-year abatement with Alamo Mission LLC (NAICS 518210), Reinvestment Zone #9, effective Jan 1 2026. | comptroller.texas.gov |
| May 15, 2025 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'RED1A', new 170,594 sq ft data center, est. $176M, 330 N. Austin Blvd., Red Oak; owner Alamo Mission LLC; Inspection Complete. | TDLR TABS |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Building registration (TDLR) | TDLR TABS: 'Databank Red Oak - DFW11', two-story 425,170 sq ft data center, est. $325M, Stainback Rd; DFW12 filed May 12 at the same size and cost. | TDLR TABS |
What's next
These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming Ellis 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 Ellis County has a pending TCEQ permit.
Frequently asked questions
What data center projects are tracked in Ellis County, Texas? 6: PowerHouse Grand Prairie hyperscale campus in Just outside Grand Prairie, listed as registered (TDLR); Digital Ranch data center campus (south of Midlothian RailPort) in Southern end of Midlothian, south of RailPort Business Park (news), listed as approved (city council actions Sep 22 2026); Google Midlothian campus (Sharka Data Center Building 5) in Midlothian (Railport Parkway), listed as operating campus; Building 5 registered (TDLR); RED1A / RED2A data center campus (Alamo Mission LLC) in Red Oak (330 N. Austin Blvd., per TDLR), listed as RED1A complete (TDLR Inspection Complete); RED2A registered (TDLR); DataBank Red Oak campus (DFW9–DFW15) in Red Oak (Stainback Rd and Batchler Rd, per TDLR), listed as existing campus; new buildings and fit-outs registered (TDLR); Compass Datacenters DFW III, Red Oak (Buildings 8–10 fit-outs) in Red Oak (550–590 Austin Blvd, per TDLR), listed as registered (TDLR).
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 state building registrations (TDLR TABS), local government agendas and minutes, company statements and news reports. Company claims and news reports are labeled as such.
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