Data Centers in Ellis County

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Ellis County hosts 7 Comptroller-certified sites and 37 TDLR construction filings Projects touch 4 school districts (Ferris Independent School District, Midlothian Independent School District, Red Oak Independent School District, and Waxahachie Independent School District). U.S. House seats in the record: District 6. Free brief: power, water, and politics from those records. Annual unlocks school-district tax-base fields (top taxpayers, M&O, per-pupil) and who governs a specific pin on the map.

Power

Ellis County power records from Comptroller certificates and TDLR filings. Certified names in the public record include Sharka Data Center, Red Oak Texas Data Center, Red Oak Texas Data Center 2, DFW 12, DFW 9, DFW 10, and Compass Red Oak (DFW I). TDLR project names include Meta Office, Vallies ELT-1, DFW III-II Building 4 Tenant Fit Out, AREP Power House Grand Prairie, Compass - Schneider Electric Manufacturing Facility, Sharka Data Center - Phase 2, and 31 more. Sharka Data Center - Building 5 lists an estimated cost of $880,000,000. Nearby ERCOT queue capacity summarized by fuel includes 2,982 MW Other; 1,505 MW Solar; 54 MW Gas. Approximate sites stay county-level when geocode quality does not support a precise city.

Water

Water at project locations (not whole-county coverage). Known sites name PRAIRIELANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. For some sites, enrichment has not yet determined GCD status. District boundaries do not follow county lines.

Politics

Ellis County siting records (not a full voter guide). School districts appearing on certified or filed sites include Ferris Independent School District, Midlothian Independent School District, Red Oak Independent School District, and Waxahachie Independent School District. U.S. House districts in the record: District 6 — Jake Ellzey (R). State House: District 10 — Brian Harrison (R). State Senate: District 2 — Bob Hall (R); District 22 — Brian Birdwell (R). Tax-base fields (top taxpayers, M&O, per-pupil) stay annual-only. Pin-level “who governs this parcel” is annual on the map.

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Power records

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Certified site: Sharka Data Center
Occupant: Design LLC
Certificate type: large
City: Midlothian
Certified site: Red Oak Texas Data Center
Occupant: Microsoft Corporation
Certificate type: large
City: Red Oak
Certified site: Red Oak Texas Data Center 2
Occupant: Microsoft Corporation
Certificate type: large
City: Red Oak
Certified site: DFW 12
Occupant: Oracle America Cloud Services LLC
Certificate type: qualifying
City: Red Oak
Certified site: DFW 9
Occupant: Oracle America Cloud Services LLC
Certificate type: qualifying
City: Red Oak
Certified site: DFW 10
Occupant: Oracle America Cloud Services LLC
Certificate type: qualifying
City: Red Oak
Certified site: Compass Red Oak (DFW I)
Opening year: 2020
TDLR project: Meta Office
Facility: Meta Office
Owner: Jon Douglass
Estimated cost: $80,000
Square footage: 2,106
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Remodel of historic home to leased office spaces.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (972) 262-1333
Location: 101 S 3rd St, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Vallies ELT-1
Facility: Compass Data Center
Owner: Vallies LLC
Estimated cost: $64,000,000
Square footage: 5,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: tenant fit out of data hall space, supporting infrastructure spaces, and tenant office space
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (214) 969-5599
Location: 441 N. Austin Blvd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 4 Tenant Fit Out
Facility: DFW III-II Building 4
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $57,000,000
Square footage: 195,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Tenant fit out of approximately 195,000 sf of administrative and data hall spaces including renovations to existing building entrance and loading docks, office spaces, data hall computer rack and technology and electrical distribution.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (972) 934-8888
Location: 541 Austin Blvd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: AREP Power House Grand Prairie
Facility: Data Center Building 1
Owner: Prairie Ridge Phase 1 Owner LP
Estimated cost: $72,590,278
Square footage: 224,152
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: 224,152 sf two story single tenant computer data center core and shell build out.
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 908 723 8666
Location: 881 Miller Road, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Compass - Schneider Electric Manufacturing Facility
Facility: Schneider Electric
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $32,000,000
Square footage: 103,200
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: 103, 200sf Manufacturing Facility including approx. 10,000sf of built out Office Space.
Status: Inspection Complete
Design firm: (520) 806-0903
Location: 371 Tater Brown Road, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Sharka Data Center - Phase 2
Facility: Sharka Data Center
Owner: Sharka LLC c/o Corporation Services Co
Estimated cost: $300,000,000
Square footage: 300,000
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: 2-story Data Center (approx. 281,792 s/f) with associated central utility buildings.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (972) 960-4000
Location: 3441 Railport Parkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Compass Operations Facility
Facility: Compass Operations Facility
Owner: Compass Datacenters DFW III LLC
Estimated cost: $16,925,000
Square footage: 50,000
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: A 50,000sqft operations facility that will service the adjacent data centers.
Status: Inspection Complete
Design firm: (770) 712-9873
Location: 300 Houston School Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 2 (Roadrunner)
Facility: Roadrunner Bldg 2
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of a new datacenter on a data center campus
Status: Inspection Complete
Design firm: (617) 548-2334
Location: 481 Austin Blvd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DataBank Red Oak - DFW14 Base Building
Facility: DB DFW14
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC
Estimated cost: $325,000,000
Square footage: 443,679
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New Construction, two story data center with office component. 443,679 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (214) 628-1062
Location: 3600 Batchler Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-III Building 7
Facility: Building 7
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of a new data center on a datacenter campus.
Status: Review Complete
Location: 540 Austin Bvld, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 1 (Roadrunner)
Facility: Roadrunner Bldg 1
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 250,000
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New Data Center Building
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: 617-430-7192
Location: 300 Houston School Road N of E Ovilla Rd 1 mile W of I-35E, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 3
Facility: Building 3
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of new data center on a datacenter campus.
Status: Inspection Complete
Location: 501 Austin Bvld, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW9
Facility: DFW9
Owner: Databank
Estimated cost: $256,000,000
Square footage: 425,170
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New construction, two story data center with office component. 425,170 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (817) 929-6997
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW11
Facility: DFW11
Owner: Databank
Estimated cost: $325,000,000
Square footage: 425,170
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New construction, two story data center with office component. 425,170 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 817-929-6997
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Vertiv Tenant Improvement
Facility: Compass Operations Facility
Owner: Compass Datacenters DFW III LLC
Estimated cost: $697,000
Square footage: 1,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: The scope of work is a tenant improvement within an existing warehouse facility involving the construction of a new office area and minor warehouse improvements. +/- 14,000 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (770) 650-7558
Location: 387 North Austin Blvd Suite 600, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DataBank Red Oak - DFW12 TFO
Facility: DFW12 TFO
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak 12, LLC
Estimated cost: $155,000,000
Square footage: 221,434
Type of work: Additions to Existing Building
Scope: Interior level 01 & 02 data hall tenant fit out including data rack containment along with tenant storage, and interior level 02 tenant office fit out, along with level 02 tenant storage. 221,434 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (214) 628-1062
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-III Building 6
Facility: Building 6
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of a new data center on a datacenter campus.
Status: Review Complete
Location: 500 Austin Bvld, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Sharka Data Center Building 2 Spoke
Facility: Sharka Data Center
Owner: Sharka LLC c/o Corporation Services Co; Stephen Barber
Estimated cost: $850,000
Square footage: 3,113
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Fit-up of a shelled space on Level 1 that includes: breakroom, storage room, small conference room, 2 small phone rooms, 2 restrooms, a mother's room and an office work space.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (972) 960-4000
Location: 3441 Railport Rarkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Ovilla City Hall Parking Lot Improvements
Facility: Ovilla City Hall Grounds
Owner: City of Ovilla
Estimated cost: $240,000
Square footage: 43,560
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Paving of a Parking Lot on an approximately 1-acre tract with storm drain piping, detention pond, sidewalks, and walking trail paving along roads.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (940) 458-7503
Location: 105 S Cockrell Hill Road, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 1 Tenant Fit Out
Facility: DFW III-II Building 1
Owner: Compass Data Centers
Estimated cost: $57,000,000
Square footage: 195,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Tenant fit out of administrative and data hall spaces including renovations to existing building entrance and loading docks, office spaces, data hall computer rack and technology and electrical distribution.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (972) 934-8888
Location: 441 Austin Blvd., Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: RED1A
Facility: RED1A
Owner: Google
Estimated cost: $176,000,000
Square footage: 170,594
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New ground-up data center project. 170,594.00 sq ft
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: 214-757-1613
Location: 330 N. Austin Blvd., Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DataBank Red Oak - DFW11 TFO
Facility: DFW11 TFO
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC
Estimated cost: $315,000,000
Square footage: 221,434
Type of work: Additions to Existing Building
Scope: Interior level 01 & 02 data hall tenant fit out including data rack containment along with tenant storage, and interior level 02 tenant office fit out, along with of level 02 tenant office fit out, along with level 02 tenant storage. 221,434 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (214) 628-1062
Location: Stainback Rd., Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-I-1 Thunderball 6000
Facility: DFW III Red Oak, TX
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $45,000,000
Square footage: 40,150
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New Data Center Building.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (617) 430-7192
Location: Houston School Rd N of E Ovilla Rd 1 mile W of I-35E, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW10
Facility: DFW10
Owner: Databank
Estimated cost: $256,000,000
Square footage: 425,170
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New construction, two story data center with office component. 425,170 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 817-929-6997
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW12
Facility: DFW12
Owner: Databank
Estimated cost: $325,000,000
Square footage: 425,170
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New construction, two story data center with office component. 425,170 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 817-929-6997
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: MDN Sharka Data Center - Building 3
Facility: Sharka Data Center
Owner: Sharka LLC c/o Corporation Services Co
Estimated cost: $300,000,000
Square footage: 288,000
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New one-story Data Center (approx. 288K sf). Data Center will include Core, Shell and interior FO. Foundations and Pads for remainder of the central utly plant will be installed with this project.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (972) 960-4000
Location: 3441 Railport Parkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 2 Tenant Fit Out
Facility: DFW III-II Building 2
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $57,000,000
Square footage: 195,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Tenant fit out of approximately 195,000 sf of administrative and data hall spaces including renovations to existing building entrance and loading docks, office spaces, data hall computer rack and technology and electrical distribution.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (972) 934-8888
Location: 481 Austin Blvd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Sharka Data Center - Building 5
Facility: Sharka Data Center - Building 5
Owner: Sharka LLC
Estimated cost: $880,000,000
Square footage: 288,000
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New one-story Data Center: core, shell and interior finish-out with site improvements.
Status: Project Registered
Location: 3441 Railport Parkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 4
Facility: Building 4
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of a new data center building on a datacenter campus.
Status: Review Complete
Location: 541 Austin Bvld, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 5
Facility: Building 5
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $100,000,000
Square footage: 251,815
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Construction of a new data center on a datacenter campus.
Status: Inspection Complete
Location: 581 Austin Bvld, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: DFW III-II Building 3 Tenant Fit Out
Facility: DFW III-II Building 3
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $57,000,000
Square footage: 195,000
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Tenant fit out of approximately 195,000 sf of administrative and data hall spaces including renovations to existing building entrance and loading docks, office spaces, data hall computer rack and technology and electrical distribution.
Status: Review Complete
Design firm: (972) 934-8888
Location: 501 Austin Blvd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Compass Datacenters DFW III-I, LLC
Facility: DFW III-I
Owner: Compass Datacenters
Estimated cost: $5,000,000
Square footage: 980,849
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: Datacenter
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (214) 801-4936
Location: 300 Houston School Road, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW13
Facility: DFW13
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC
Estimated cost: $325,000,000
Square footage: 425,170
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: New construction, two story data center with office component. 425,170 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 214 628 1062
Location: Stainback Rd,, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW10 TFO
Facility: DFW10 TFO
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC
Estimated cost: $301,000,000
Square footage: 221,434
Type of work: Additions to Existing Building
Scope: Interior level 01 & 02 data hall tenant fit out including data rack containment along with tenant storage, and interior level 02 tenant office fit out, along with of level 02 tenant office fit out, along with level 02 tenant storage. 221,434 SF
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: 214 628 1062
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Databank Red Oak - DFW9 TFO
Facility: DFW9
Owner: DB Data Center Red Oak, LLC
Estimated cost: $200,000,000
Square footage: 5,500
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Interior data hall tenant fit out including data bank containment and support infrastructure, as well as 5,500 SF of tenant office fit out.
Status: Project Registered
Design firm: (214) 628-1062
Location: Stainback Rd, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Sharka Data Center Building 1 Spoke
Facility: Sharka Data Center
Owner: Sharka LLC c/o Corporation Services Co.; Barry King
Estimated cost: $850,000
Square footage: 3,113
Type of work: Renovation/Alteration
Scope: Fit-up of a shelled space on Level 1 that includes: small microkitchen and nook, microkitchen storage room, small conference room, 2 phone roos, 2 restrooms, a mother's room, and an office work space.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (972) 960-4000
Location: 3441 Railport Parkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
TDLR project: Sharka Data Center - Building 4
Facility: Sharka Data Center
Owner: Sharka LLC c/o Corporation Services Co.
Estimated cost: $350,000,000
Square footage: 170,600
Type of work: New Construction
Scope: 1-story Data Center with associated central utility buildings.
Status: Project Closed
Design firm: (469) 261-0827
Location: 3441 Railport Parkway, Ellis County, Texas
County: Ellis
Queue capacity (Gas): 54 MW
Queue capacity (Other): 2,982.22 MW
Queue capacity (Solar): 1,505.07 MW

Approximate location — county level.

Water records

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Groundwater conservation district: PRAIRIELANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Groundwater conservation district: Not determined.

Politics records

School district: Ferris Independent School District
Students: 2,877
Assessed value: $1,525,068,655
School district: Midlothian Independent School District
Students: 11,103
Assessed value: $14,387,075,117
School district: Red Oak Independent School District
Students: 6,592
Assessed value: $5,794,440,489
School district: Waxahachie Independent School District
Students: 11,052
Assessed value: $11,294,840,302
State House: District 10 — Brian Harrison (R)
State Senate: District 2 — Bob Hall (R)
State Senate: District 22 — Brian Birdwell (R)
Congressional: District 6 — Jake Ellzey (R)
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School-district economics (annual) are shown for Red Oak Independent School District (most cert sites); 3 other districts on record.

Sources: Texas Geographic Information Office · Texas Comptroller · Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Texas Water Development Board · ERCOT

Frequently asked questions

How many data center projects does Ellis County have in public records?

Ellis County has 7 Comptroller-certified data-center sites and 37 TDLR construction filings in the public feeds this atlas tracks.

What is the largest TDLR data-center filing cost on record in Ellis County?

Sharka Data Center - Building 5 lists an estimated cost of $880,000,000 in TDLR public records for Ellis County.

Which groundwater districts appear at known Ellis County data-center sites?

Public records for known project locations name PRAIRIELANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. District boundaries do not follow county lines, so this is point-derived, not whole-county coverage.

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