# Data Foundry 00

ERCOT data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/data-foundry-00

Switch operates Data Foundry 00 (formerly Austin 1), a 40,000-square-foot colocation and HPC facility at 7401 East Ben White Boulevard in Austin that launched in July 2003. The facility includes 21,133 square feet of raised floor and supports high-performance computing and blade-server environments; it reports 400 MW dedicated substation capacity and multiple diesel backup generators ranging from 1.5 MW to 2.5 MW per unit.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 7401 East Ben White Boulevard, Austin, TX
- Operator: Switch (exact asset) — https://www.switch.com/data-centers/austin/
- Other: Data Foundry (exact asset) — https://www.datafoundry.com/data-centers/data-foundry-00/

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 400 MW · reported · exact asset — Dedicated Austin Energy electrical substation capacity reported in the Austin 1 specification sheet; this is substation/infrastructure capacity, not a confirmed site load or interconnection request.
- Backup generation: 1.5 MW · reported · exact asset — Each of three 1,500 kW Caterpillar diesel generators; the specification sheet reports approximately 48 hours of backup power at N+1 redundancy.
- Backup generation: 2.5 MW · reported · exact asset — A separate equipment block on the official Data Foundry 00 page reports multiple 2.5 MW Caterpillar diesel generators. This conflicts with the official specification sheet's 1.5 MW-per-generator figure and is retained separately rather than combined.
- ISO/RTO: ERCOT
- Electric utility: Austin Energy
- Substation: Dedicated 400 MW Austin Energy electrical substation

## Development

- Site status: Operating
- Gross floor area: 40,000 square feet
- Construction: Data Foundry 00 (formerly Texas.net/Austin 1) is an operating 40,000-square-foot facility that launched in July 2003. The historical specification sheet identifies 21,133 square feet of raised floor. The facility was rebranded as Data Foundry 00 in 2004; Switch acquired Data Foundry in 2021.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation, ai_hpc
- Workloads: high-performance computing (HPC), blade-server environments
- Operating context: Operating Data Foundry 00/Austin 1 facility at 7401 East Ben White Boulevard. It provides wholesale and retail colocation, including partial and full cabinets, secure custom cages, private suites, remote-hands support, redundant power and cooling, and 24x7x365 operational support.

## Sources

- [http://datacenters.com/switch-austin-1](http://datacenters.com/switch-austin-1)
- [http://ercot.com/about](http://ercot.com/about)
- [7401 E BEN WHITE BLVD SVRD EB UNIT DP1, 78744](https://austintexaspermitsearch.com/address/7401-e-ben-white-blvd-svrd-eb-unit-dp1-8f44c9)
- [Jul 15, 2014 Resource Management - Austin, TX](https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/47932)
- [7401 E Ben White - Digital Realty Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/7401-e-ben-white-digital-realty)
- [Switch AUS01 | 7401 E Ben White Boulevard, Austin](https://datacenterhawk.com/marketplace/providers/switch/7401-e-ben-white-boulevard/aus01)
- [Fetched web page](https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/40627_368_750308.PDF)
- [Data Foundry, Inc. v. City of Austin :: 2021 :: Supreme Court of Texas Decisions :: Texas Case Law :: Texas Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia](https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/supreme-court/2021/19-0475.html)
- [7401 E Ben White Blvd - Industrial For Lease](https://property.jll.com/listings/met-center-i-bldg-8-7401-e-ben-white-blvd-austin)
- [www.tceq.texas.gov](https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&dID=7138769&Rendition=Web)
- [WEIRS - City of Austin - Industrial User Permittees](https://services.austintexas.gov/water/weirs/index.cfm?fuseaction=report.publicIUPermittee)
- [Fetched web page](https://switchdotcom.s3-sites.data.switch.com/df/media/austin-1.pdf)
- [Austin Energy Data Center Permits & Public Records | datacenter.fyi](https://www.datacenter.fyi/utility/austin-energy)
- [Data Foundry wins right to challenge Texas utility bills - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-foundry-wins-right-to-challenge-texas-utility-bills/)
- [Switch to expand Austin data center campus in Texas - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/switch-to-expand-austin-data-center-campus-in-texas/) — Data Center Dynamics · 2024-02-02
- [Data Foundry - Austin 1](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/austin/data-foundry/)
- [Data Foundry - Austin 1 - Specs](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/austin/data-foundry/specs/)
- [Switch Data Centers Data Center in Austin Texas](https://www.datacenters.com/switch-austin-1)
- [Contact Us](https://www.datafoundry.com/contact-us/)
- [Austin Data Centers | Data Foundry](https://www.datafoundry.com/data-centers/austin-data-centers)
- [Austin Data Centers | Data Foundry](https://www.datafoundry.com/data-centers/austin-data-centers/)
- [Austin 1 Data Center | Data Foundry](https://www.datafoundry.com/data-centers/data-foundry-00/)
- [Data Foundry Wins Landmark Appeal Against City of Austin in Texas Supreme Court Case Benefitting Texans | Data Foundry](https://www.datafoundry.com/data-foundry-wins-landmark-appeal-against-city-of-austin/)
- [It's Time to Get Your Servers out of the Closet](https://www.datafoundry.com/server-room-vs-data-center-energy-efficiency/)
- [Item 8: Interconnection and Grid Analysis Update](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/05/24/8-Interconnection-and-Grid-Analysis-Update.pdf)
- [7401 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78741 - APN/Parcel ID: 464117](https://www.loopnet.com/property/7401-e-ben-white-blvd-austin-tx-78741/48453-464117/)
- [Locations - Austin - Switch](https://www.switch.com/data-centers/austin/)
- [Data Foundry Plans Giant Austin Facility | Telecom Ramblings](https://www.telecomramblings.com/2010/05/data-foundry-plans-giant-austin-facility/)
- [Texas losing a billion dollars a year on data center tax break](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/08/texas-data-centers-sales-tax-break-billion-dollars/)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1452039/190475.pdf)

## Data quality

- The exact asset is Data Foundry 00, also identified as Austin 1, Switch Austin 1, Switch AUS01, and Texas.net, at 7401 East Ben White Boulevard.
- Switch’s Data Ranch campus at 4100 Smith School Road and its Round Rock campus are separate projects and are excluded from exact-asset findings.
- The 2014 city record concerns General Motors at Building 3 of 7401 E. Ben White Blvd.; it is not treated as evidence about the Data Foundry 00 building.
- The Data Foundry v. City of Austin utility-rate case is operator-portfolio evidence. The court record does not identify 7401 East Ben White Boulevard.
- No exact-site petition, organized community group, neighborhood opposition campaign, or lawsuit naming Data Foundry 00 or 7401 East Ben White Boulevard was identified in the reviewed evidence.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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