# Element Critical Austin One

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Element Critical operates Austin One, a 62,000-sq-ft facility at 8025 North Interstate Hwy 35 in Austin, with 11.28 acres currently operating. The operator reports 7 MW total utility capacity and 8.5 MW of generator backup power with automatic transfer; planned expansion targets 13 MW total utility power.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 8025 North Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, Travis County, TX
- Operator: Element Critical (exact asset) — https://elementcritical.com/

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 7 MW · reported · exact asset · as of 2025-07-24 — Operator brochure reports 7 MW total capacity for Austin One.
- Utility service: 13 MW · target · exact asset — Operator reports expansion growth plans for total utility power up to 13 MW; this is a planned target, not currently energized capacity.
- Utility service: 5 MW · reported · exact asset — The current Austin data-center page separately reports facility power of 5 MW; this conflicts with the operator brochure's 7 MW total-capacity figure and is retained as a distinct reported record.
- Backup generation: 8.5 MW · operating · exact asset · as of 2025-07-24 — Operator brochure reports 8.5 MW of generator backup power with automatic transfer.
- ISO/RTO: ERCOT
- Balancing authority: ERCOT
- Electric utility: Austin Energy

## Development

- Site status: Operating as Element Critical Austin One as of 2026-07-27; the site also has completed renovations and additional permitted/remodel work.
- Site area: 11.28 acres
- Gross floor area: 62,000 square feet
- Construction: Existing 8025 North Interstate 35 facility was operating by Digital Realty's June 2012 acquisition. A 2022–2023 interior-improvements/finish-out project covered approximately 6,800 sq ft, followed by the 2023–2025 Element Critical-AUS1 Master Plan, a 14,996-sq-ft renovation to add data-center capacity. Additional 2025–2026 addition/remodel permits are recorded at the same address; their records distinguish final mechanical/plumbing/electrical permits from an active building permit.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation, enterprise
- Workloads: mission-critical applications, high-bandwidth workloads, hybrid IT and multi-cloud workloads, disaster recovery and business continuity
- Critical IT load: 7 MW
- Operating context: Standalone Element Critical Austin One colocation facility offering retail cabinets, cages, private suites and up to 1 MW wholesale dedicated data halls. It supports enterprise, hybrid IT, multi-cloud, disaster-recovery and business-continuity deployments, with scalable power and cooling.

## Sources

- [Fetched web page](https://austinenergy.com/-/media/Project/Websites/AustinEnergy/About/PDFs/Austin-Energy-Resource-Generation-and-Climate-Protection-Plan-2025--Appendix.pdf?rev=f383478051da463f955d4d56a93054e3&sc_lang=en)
- [Distribution System Interconnection Guide for Customer- ...](https://austinenergy.com/-/media/project/websites/austinenergy/contractors/ae_dg_interconnection_guide.pdf)
- [Austin Energy energizes new Kramer Substation, adding ...](https://austinenergy.com/about/news/news-releases/2026/Austin-Energy-energizes-new-Kramer-Substation)
- [Commercial Services](https://austinenergy.com/commercial/commercial-services)
- [8025 N IH 35 SVRD NB, 78753 — Permit History | Austin Permit Search](https://austintexaspermitsearch.com/address/8025-n-ih-35-svrd-nb-1716bc)
- [Permit 2025-023050 BP — 8025 N IH 35 SVRD NB | Austin Permit Search](https://austintexaspermitsearch.com/permit/2025-023050%20BP)
- [Element Critical Austin Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/element-critical-austin)
- [https://data.austintexas.gov/api/views/ums6-jers/r...](https://data.austintexas.gov/api/views/ums6-jers/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD)
- [Element Critical: Home](https://elementcritical.com/)
- [Data Center Sustainability Is Shaping the Digital Future](https://elementcritical.com/data-center-sustainability-shaping-future/)
- [Austin Data Center | Texas Colocation | Element Critical](https://elementcritical.com/data-centers/austin-data-center)
- [Austin Data Center | Texas Colocation | Element Critical](https://elementcritical.com/data-centers/austin-data-center/)
- [Data Center Sustainability Metrics Blog | Element Critical](https://elementcritical.com/decision-making-made-easier-with-data-center-sustainability-metrics/)
- [Element Critical Expands Texas Presence with Austin Data Center Acquisition - Element Critical](https://elementcritical.com/element-critical-acquires-austin-texas-data-center/)
- [Sustainable Companies Rise To Meet ESG Goals With Green Data Center Partnerships - Element Critical](https://elementcritical.com/sustainable-companies-rise-to-meet-esg-goals-with-green-data-center-partnerships/)
- [Fetched web page](https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Element-Critical-Austin-One_100-Renewable-Energy.pdf)
- [1 of 9](https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EC-MSA-AUS1-Rev-4.2023.pdf)
- [Fetched web page](https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Element_Critical_Austin_One_Data_Center_Brochure_7.24.24.pdf.pdf)
- [Fetched web page](https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Element_Critical_Austin_One_Data_Center_Brochure_7.24.25.pdf)
- [Permit Search - Texas.gov](https://permit-search.tceq.texas.gov/)
- [Fetched web page](https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=405934)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/10/30/big-expansion-on-way-at-north-austin-data-center.html) — Austin Business Journal · 2017-10-30
- [Element Critical - Austin, TX | datacenter.fyi](https://www.datacenter.fyi/public-record/element-critical-81466a73)
- [Digital Realty raises $1.1 billion, sells data centers in Texas and Illinois, appoints new CRO - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-raises-11-billion-sells-data-centers-in-texas-and-illinois-appoints-new-cro/)
- [Element Critical confirms vXchnge Austin data center acquisition - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/element-critical-confirms-vxchnge-austin-data-center-acquisition/) — Data Center Dynamics · 2021-09-14
- [vXchnge raises $200m to significantly expand Austin data center - DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vxchnge-raises-200m-to-significantly-expand-austin-data-center/) — Data Center Dynamics · 2017-09-26
- [Digital Realty Sells Austin Data Center to Tenant vXchnge for $20M](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-data-centers/digital-realty-sells-austin-data-center-to-tenant-vxchnge-for-20m) — Data Center Knowledge · 2017-10-24
- [Element Critical Data Center in Austin, TX 78753](https://www.datacenters.com/element-critical-austin-one-2)
- [Electric Reliability Council of Texas](https://www.ercot.com/)
- [8025 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78753 - APN/Parcel ID](https://www.loopnet.com/property/8025-n-interstate-35-austin-tx-78753/48453-235461/)
- [Digital Realty Acquires Fully Leased Operating Data Center in Austin, Texas](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-realty-acquires-fully-leased-operating-data-center-in-austin-texas-159542485.html)
- [TDLR TABS - Project Details](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/EABPRJB6818759)
- [Project Details](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2023024096)
- [Element Critical | Austin, TX | Completed Jan 2023 | Zabalist](https://www.zabalist.com/projects/TABS2023001708)
- [Element Critical-AUS1 Master Plan | Austin, TX | Zabalist](https://www.zabalist.com/projects/TABS2023024096)
- [Take 5 Oil Change Austin TX | AUSTIN Site Plan](https://www.zabalist.com/site-plans/13373737)

## Data quality

- The exact asset is Element Critical Austin One, also called Austin One, at 8025 North Interstate Hwy. 35, Austin, Texas 78753.
- Official TDLR records document a 2016–2017 vXchnge renovation and a 2023–2025 Element Critical-AUS1 Master Plan renovation at the address.
- Some secondary listings report inconsistent facility-size and power figures; those metrics are not relied upon here.
- The findings below are limited to the reviewed exact-site, official, local-news, and trade-news sources.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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