Caldwell County, Texas is located in Central Texas approximately 30 miles south of Austin and contains the city of Lockhart, positioning it within the broader Austin metropolitan region that has attracted significant datacenter development.
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418 GW Knock on Texas Doors. Behind-the-Meter Builders Skip the Line.
Compare with Caldwell County, where commissioners passed a resolution opposing open-loop evaporative cooling for Tract's 3,000-acre, 4,000 MW Caldwell Valley project before permits landed.
Texas datacenters consumed 25 billion gallons in 2025, projected to hit 161 billion by 2030, with 30+ projects in development across Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, and Williamson counties.
In Texas, Tract expanded its Caldwell County campus to nearly 3,000 acres supporting up to 4 GW, with 360 MW grid energization through Blue Bonnet Electric Cooperative targeted for 2028.