Dallas - Allen Data Center — Allen, TX · Ask the Grid

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
4 MW	Backup Generation	Operating	Exact Asset	—
Two redundant 2 MW generators; the official facility specification sheet also states each has 4,000 gallons of fuel storage.
5 MW	Backup Generation	Operating	Exact Asset	—
Current official TierPoint page reports two 2 MW redundant generators plus one 1 MW generator.

Balancing authority: ERCOT
ISO / RTO: ERCOT
Redundancy: 2N A-side/B-side power distribution and a true 2N UPS system; generator redundancy is reported as two redundant 2 MW units, with the current facility page additionally reporting one 1 MW generator.
Backup generation: Diesel backup generation is reported. TierPoint's current page states two 2 MW redundant generators plus one 1 MW generator, with a minimum 48-hour runtime; the facility specification sheet states two redundant 2 MW generators, each with 4,000 gallons of fuel storage.
Storage: Fuel storage is reported at 4,000 gallons for each of the two redundant 2 MW generators. No battery-storage system was identified.
Power sources: Utility power · Diesel backup generation

Facility and development

IT floor area (sq ft): 16,000
Gross floor area (sq ft): 29,000
Site area (acres): 12
Buildings: 2
Construction: The Dallas–Allen facility is a two-building data-center asset completed in two phases between 2016 and 2017. It is leased to TierPoint and ScaleMatrix, while Compass Datacenters owns the building/site.
Land transaction: The facility is leased from Compass Datacenters; TierPoint does not own the building.
Facility class: Colocation · Cloud · Telecom Edge
Workloads: private cloud · disaster recovery · security · colocation · managed IT services
Cooling systems: N+1 HVAC cooling units with air-side economizers. · Liquid-cooling capabilities for high-performance and AI-compute configurations.
Cooling medium: Primarily air, using air-side economizers; liquid-cooling capabilities are also supported for high-density configurations.
Fiber and connectivity: Carrier-neutral connectivity with diverse fiber feeds, DWDM connectivity to the Dallas Infomart, and interconnection to a second TierPoint Dallas data center.
Operating context: Operating TierPoint Dallas–Allen (DA2) is a multitenant colocation facility that includes a TierPoint multitenant cloud pod and offers managed private cloud, disaster recovery, security, and colocation services.
Environmental commitments: The Dallas–Allen facility is USGBC LEED-certified.
Project cost (USD): 20,000,000
Tax abatements: City of Allen Compass Datacenters Reinvestment Zone #33: active Chapter 312 property-tax abatement for Compass Datacenters DFW LLC; executed November 15, 2016, effective January 1, 2018, and expiring December 31, 2027. The reported abatement is 50% in years 1–5, 0% in year 6, and 50% in years 7–10. The official record reports that other tax incentives were offered but gives no total dollar value. · The Allen city record identifies Ordinance O-3432-10-16 as the ordinance designating the Compass Datacenters reinvestment zone.
Permits and dockets: Allen City Ordinance O-3432-10-16, originating October 25, 2016, designating the Compass Datacenters reinvestment zone. · Allen City Council regular-meeting minutes dated October 25, 2016, associated with Ordinance O-3432-10-16 and describing support for construction of three 29,000-square-foot data-center pods. · No building permit, PUC docket, ERCOT interconnection filing, or other site-specific permit record was identified in the reviewed evidence.
Transactions: 2016 development/construction transaction: TierPoint partnered with Compass Datacenters to develop the Allen facility; the first phase was reported at more than $20 million and 16,000 square feet, with an eventual planned build-out to 90,000 square feet. · The two-building asset was completed in two phases between 2016 and 2017 and is leased to TierPoint and ScaleMatrix. Compass Datacenters owns the property. · No land acquisition price or site-specific sale price was identified. · A $326 million refinancing reported in 2025 concerns five hyperscale data centers in Red Oak, not the 820 Allen Commerce Parkway asset, and is therefore excluded from the exact-site transaction list.
Public hearings: The Allen Planning and Zoning Commission's October 18, 2016 agenda included a public hearing on rezoning approximately 12 acres north of Allen Commerce Parkway and west of US 75 to Planned Development No. 124 for data-center-related uses. The proposal described an approximately 87,000-square-foot, three-phase data center. · The related Allen City Council action was scheduled for October 25, 2016. The associated ordinance designated a reinvestment zone for Compass Datacenters DFW I, LLC and provided commercial-industrial tax-abatement eligibility. · A 2017 Allen city record reported that a second phase of the Compass Datacenters development increased estimated capital investment to $400 million. The available record does not provide a detailed public-comment or opposition transcript for that action.
Community benefits: The approved Compass data-center plan stated that open space would exceed Allen Land Development Code requirements. · The plan included perimeter trees, landscaped berms, an eight-foot wrought-iron fence, and an eight-foot precast screening wall along Allen Commerce Parkway. · The plan described data centers as having low on-site personnel and allowed low-water landscaping and maintenance procedures where needed for LEED certification. · Allen approved commercial-industrial tax-abatement eligibility for the Compass development, and a later city record reported that a second phase increased estimated capital investment to $400 million. The evidence does not establish realized tax revenue, jobs, or direct community payments.
Opposition or litigation: No exact-site petition, lawsuit, or named community opposition group was identified in the reviewed records for TierPoint Dallas–Allen/DA2 at 820 Allen Commerce Parkway. · The exact-site planning record documents public notices and a public hearing but does not identify opposing speakers in the retrieved data-center sections. · Opposition or development issues associated with other Allen projects, including CyrusOne or separate Compass projects, were excluded from the exact TierPoint asset.

Identity and campus: Dallas - Allen Data Center
Also reported as Dallas - Allen (DA2).
Regulatory record: The exact asset is TierPoint’s Dallas–Allen facility at 820 Allen Commerce Parkway, developed with Compass Datacenters. Allen designated the Compass Datacenters DFW I project as a reinvestment zone in 2016. The facility’s first phase was reported at more than $20 million, with construction beginning in 2016 and operations planned for spring 2017. No site-specific PPA, utility contract, land purchase price, or separate regulatory docket was identified.

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