HTX1 – Houston Data Center — Hockley, TX · Ask the Grid

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
410 MW	Critical IT Load	Reported	Exact Asset	—
Serverfarm reports 410 MW of IT capacity for HTX1; this is an IT-capacity figure and is not treated as utility-service, interconnection-request, or gross-campus power.

Utility: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
Balancing authority: ERCOT
ISO / RTO: ERCOT
Substation: On-site substation; public sources do not identify its name. A nearby CenterPoint Hockley Substation is documented at 27001 Betka Road, but its direct service relationship to HTX1 is not confirmed.
Interconnection voltage (kV): 138
Redundancy: N+1 cooling configuration/redundancy; electrical redundancy architecture is not publicly specified.
Backup generation: Generator backup is reported for the exact 28401 Betka Road facility, but generator count, fuel, rating, and operating status are not disclosed.
Power sources: Utility grid power
Dockets: TCEQ PBR registration 87986 · TCEQ Project No. 383786

Facility and development

Land transaction: Serverfarm acquired the HTX1/HOU1 facility in September 2024; transaction terms and the seller were not disclosed. The acquisition was funded through equity commitments from Manulife Investment Management and minority shareholders.
Facility class: Hyperscale · Colocation · AI HPC
Workloads: AI and high-performance workloads · hyperscale workloads
Cooling systems: N+1 cooling configuration · Water-free, air-cooled chillers operating in a closed-loop design with continuously recirculating coolant
Cooling medium: Air-cooled chillers with recirculating coolant in a closed-loop system
Fiber and connectivity: HTX1 has seven telcos, two meet-me rooms, and listed connectivity from Arelion, CenturyLink, Crown Castle, Level 3, Metro, Sprint, and Windstream; Serverfarm also describes the site as being near Houston-area fiber networks.
Operating context: Operating Serverfarm HTX1 is a 350,000-square-foot, eight-hall data-center building at 28401 Betka Road. It is operated as an AI-ready, high-density facility serving hyperscalers and technology companies, with colocation and data-center management services.
Efficiency: PUE 1.35 · design · Exact Asset
Environmental commitments: Acquire and modernize existing facilities rather than construct new buildings, reducing embodied carbon. · Use closed-loop, water-free cooling designed to eliminate evaporative water consumption. · Mitigate climate impacts while meeting customer capacity requirements.
Environmental impacts: Serverfarm states that adaptive reuse of the existing facility produces a modeled 88% reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared with standard new construction. · The closed-loop cooling design is intended to eliminate evaporative water consumption and associated water waste.
Tax abatements: Historical Waller ISD tax-abatement designation 131-868-1-3: years 2012–2019, with a $10 million value limit applying to the maintenance-and-operations tax rate only. The record identifies the abatement on the parcel, but does not state the realized dollar benefit or confirm that it remained active after 2019.
Permits and dockets: TCEQ Permit by Rule Registration No. 87986, filed/acknowledged November 27, 2024, for SF HOUH, LLC’s HP Data Center at 28401 Betka Road, Hockley, Harris County; Project No. 383786; Regulated Entity No. RN105694434; Customer No. CN606305605.
Transactions: Serverfarm acquired the Houston data-center campuses, including HTX1/HOU1, in September 2024. The acquisition was funded with equity commitments from Manulife Investment Management, on behalf of Manulife Infrastructure Funds II and III and affiliates, plus minority shareholders. The purchase price and seller were not disclosed; the seller was advised by CBRE Data Center Capital Markets. · A property record reports a purchase date of January 1, 2018 for 28401 Betka Road, but does not identify the buyer, seller, or consideration.
Community benefits: Serverfarm identifies Houston's skilled workforce, strong economy, energy infrastructure, and business environment as benefits supporting the site's operation and regional digital growth; these are operator-stated regional benefits rather than quantified benefits specifically provided to Hockley residents. · Serverfarm states that modernizing and reusing the existing facility, rather than constructing an entirely new building, is intended to reduce embodied carbon; it models an 88% embodied-carbon reduction for this adaptive-reuse approach. · The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ownership-change record states that SF HOUH, LLC reported no change in pollutant types and no increase in emissions, and committed to maintaining compliance with applicable air-quality requirements.

Identity and campus: HTX1 – Houston Data Center
Also reported as HOU1, DXC Technology data center, Former HP/DXC facility.
Regulatory record: HTX1 is covered by TCEQ Permit by Rule Registration No. 87986 for the HP Data Center at 28401 Betka Road. TCEQ acknowledged SF HOUH, LLC’s certified emissions under 30 TAC §§106.371, 106.472, and 106.511, requires records demonstrating compliance, and requires annual operational-status reporting through STEERS. No separate docket was identified.

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