Compass Datacenters operates multiple data center facilities across Texas, including locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that serve enterprise and cloud computing customers.
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Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby and Data Center Coalition president Josh Levi told an SMU panel the shale lesson is early benefit-sharing, with Compass now Red Oak's largest taxpayer after hiring government relations early.
Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby called the audit necessary discipline on CNBC's PowerLunch: "There was a ton of speculators in the queue that were going to get power."
Red Oak (population 15,000) already hosts or has approved six campuses, including DataBank's 300-acre site and Compass Datacenters' 830-acre complex, and Wise County officials have asked lawmakers for guardrails or veto power.
Somervell County commissioners voted unanimously to oppose all new data center projects pending state action, while Red Oak's council approved Compass Datacenters' sixth campus 4-1 after the developer committed to closed-loop cooling, setbacks, and noise restrictions.
Meanwhile, the cautionary signal abroad is loud: Compass Datacenters walked from the $25 billion Prince William Digital Gateway, Virginia voter support for new data centers collapsed from 69% to 35% in a year, and 19 Michigan municipalities have frozen approvals after the Stargate speed-first play.