Houston data center market brief

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Market Brief · CAUTIONDCPI score pending · Live as of 88% live coverage · 7/8 sections

At a Glance 2 of 3 KPIs live

Operational488 MWsum of the sites that report MW; most do not
Pipeline495 MW
FacilitiesGlobal facility map
Queue WaitNot tracked
Top OperatorCyrusOne

Power & Grid 4 of 5 metrics live

ISOERCOT
Queue Capacity464,944 MW
Queue WaitNot tracked
Reserve Margin13.5%
Gen Additions 12mo19,969 MW
Interconnect Pending446,266 MW

Pipeline 3 projects tracked

OperatorFacilityPowerStatusETA
NRG EnergyNRG T.H. Wharton Data Center Power Site295 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
ServerFarmServerFarm HTX2 Houston100 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
ServerFarmServerFarm CTX2 Houston100 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked

Operator Footprint 5 operators tracked

OperatorFacilitiesTotal MW
CyrusOne595 MW
DataBank50 MW
ServerFarm4500 MW
Digital Realty Digital Houston Campus30 MW
Skybox Datacenters255 MW

M&A Activity (24mo) 2 deals tracked

DateBuyerSellerValueMW
Not trackedI Squared CapitalNot tracked$225Not tracked
Not trackedAmazonNot tracked$10,000Not tracked

Comps Coverage building

Coverage building for powered-shell and land comps
We will surface live powered-shell and land comps data here as soon as our transaction-tracker crawl returns rows for Houston. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Risk Factors 1 of 2 signals live

12-Month Outlook

Houston's tracked data center footprint spans 94 facilities totaling 1,075 MW across operational, under-construction, and planned assets. CyrusOne and DataBank each operate five sites, while ServerFarm manages four and Digital Realty's Digital Houston Campus accounts for three. The market has absorbed significant capital commitments: Amazon announced a $10 billion investment tied to data center development outside Houston, signaling sustained confidence in the region's infrastructure and utility capacity to support hyperscale projects.

The DCPI verdict of caution reflects balanced but offsetting pressures on new power access. Power procurement will require active engagement with local utilities and grid operators, particularly for facilities above 20–30 MW.

Deal activity underscores consolidation and acquisitive interest in the broader Texas region, though the Houston market's own M&A pipeline remains thin in tracked records. Amazon's $10 billion commitment represents announced investment rather than completed deployment and reflects confidence in the market's utility relationships and available sites, not necessarily immediate capacity deployment.

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