# Lumen Dallas 1 Data Center

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Lumen Technologies operates the Dallas 1 Data Center at 3180 Irving Boulevard, a 79,200-square-foot facility built in 2000. The facility reports 21 MW critical IT load and 12 MW total power access. It provides colocation services.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 3180 Irving Boulevard, Dallas, Dallas County, TX
- Operator: Lumen Technologies (exact asset) — https://www.lumen.com/en-us/services/colocation.html

## Power and grid context

- Critical it load: 21 MW · operating · exact asset · as of 2026-07-19 — Reported critical power for 3180 Irving Boulevard #1.
- Utility service: 12 MW · reported · exact asset · as of 2026-07-19 — Reported power access for Lumen Dallas 1 Data Center; the source does not identify whether this is utility service, contracted power, or another capacity category.
- ISO/RTO: ERCOT
- Balancing authority: ERCOT

## Development

- Site status: Operating; Baxtel identifies the exact Lumen Dallas 1 facility at 3180 Irving Boulevard as fully operational, and the facility is also documented under the former Level 3 Communications name.
- Site area: 2.64 acres
- Gross floor area: 79,200 square feet
- Construction: Existing facility built in 2000 and currently operated as a fully operational Lumen Technologies data center. Public evidence identifies the site as the former Level 3 Communications Dallas Data Center, but does not establish a separate announced, permitted, or under-construction expansion phase for this exact parcel.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation
- Critical IT load: 21 MW
- Operating context: Operating multi-tenant facility at 3180 Irving Boulevard, Dallas, operated by Lumen Technologies and also documented under the former Level 3 Communications name. It offers half- and full-cabinet colocation, private suites, and related network services.

## Sources

- [http://assets.lumen.com/is/content/Lumen/colocation-location-data-sheet?Creativeid=936d4e33-cf54-4625-b4f2-8a8e224af6eb](http://assets.lumen.com/is/content/Lumen/colocation-location-data-sheet?Creativeid=936d4e33-cf54-4625-b4f2-8a8e224af6eb)
- [http://baxtel.com/data-center/lumen-dallas-1](http://baxtel.com/data-center/lumen-dallas-1)
- [http://beg.utexas.edu/files/cee/Data_Center_White_Paper_BEG.pdf](http://beg.utexas.edu/files/cee/Data_Center_White_Paper_BEG.pdf)
- [http://caiso.com/generation-transmission/generation/generator-interconnection](http://caiso.com/generation-transmission/generation/generator-interconnection)
- [http://cloudandcolocation.com/datacenters/level-3-communications-dallas-data-center](http://cloudandcolocation.com/datacenters/level-3-communications-dallas-data-center)
- [Lumen Dallas Data Center | 3180 Irving Blvd.](http://datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/level3-dallas)
- [http://datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/level3-dallas/specs](http://datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/level3-dallas/specs)
- [http://datacenters.com/lumen-dallas-1](http://datacenters.com/lumen-dallas-1)
- [description: Lumen Technologies Lumen Dallas - 3180 Irving Blvd. is a data center operated by Lumen Technologies in Dallas, TX, US. View specs, location, power & connectivity on DC Hub. title: Lumen Technologies Lumen Dallas - 3180 Irving Blvd. — Data Center](http://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-lumen-dallas-3180-irving-blvd-8945e380)
- [http://ercot.com/services/rq/large-load-integration](http://ercot.com/services/rq/large-load-integration)
- [Fetched web page](https://assets.lumen.com/is/content/Lumen/colocation-location-data-sheet?Creativeid=936d4e33-cf54-4625-b4f2-8a8e224af6eb)
- [Lumen Dallas 1 Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/lumen-dallas-1)
- [Level 3 Communications - Dallas Data Center](https://cloudandcolocation.com/datacenters/level-3-communications-dallas-data-center/) — Cloud and Colocation · 2026-07-27
- [Capital Improvement program](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/budget/financialtransparency/AnnualBudget/14.%20Capital%20Improvement%20Program%20n.pdf)
- [Annual Comprehensive Financial Report 2024. ...](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/budget/financialtransparency/AuditedFinancials/Annual%20Comprehensive%20Financial%20Report%202024.pdf)
- [Grid](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/buildinginspection/DCH%20documents/excel/Permits_Sep2022.xlsx)
- [Online Records](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/buildinginspection/Pages/online-records.aspx)
- [Fetched web page](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/land-management/DCH%20Documents/Water_Wastewater_Forms/Utility%20Coordination%20Letters.pdf)
- [City of Dallas Zoning Map 2.3](https://developmentweb.dallascityhall.com/publiczoningweb/)
- [Lumen Dallas - 3180 Irving Blvd.](https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/lumen-dallas-3180-irving-blvd-tx--65cb299e-45aa-468f-9940-88fbaeaf9ffd)
- [TCEQ App](https://permit-search.tceq.texas.gov/)
- [3180 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX 75247 - HAR.com](https://www-test-imrankhan.har.com/homedetail/3180-irving-blvd-dallas-tx-75247/1448871)
- [3180 IRVING BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75247](https://www.alliebeth.com/realestate/details/108311351/3180-irving-boulevard-dallas-tx-75247)
- [Dallas political leaders across party lines unite in ...](https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/dallas-political-leaders-across-party-lines-unite-in-opposition-to-proposed-charter-amendments/)
- [Lumen Dallas - 3180 Irving Blvd.](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/level3-dallas/)
- [Lumen Dallas - Specs](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/level3-dallas/specs/)
- [Lumen: Dallas 1 Data Center](https://www.datacenters.com/lumen-dallas-1) — Datacenters.com · 2026-07-27
- [3180 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX 75247 - APN/Parcel ID: 00000765739000000](https://www.loopnet.com/property/3180-irving-blvd-dallas-tx-75247/48113-00000765739000000/)
- [Network Colocation and Data Center | Lumen Technologies](https://www.lumen.com/en-us/services/colocation.html)
- [Look Up Data and Records Online - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - www.tceq.texas.gov](https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/data/lookup-data)

## Data quality

- The exact asset is consistently identified as Lumen Dallas 1, Lumen Dallas, or the former Level 3 Communications Dallas facility at 3180 Irving Boulevard, Dallas, Texas.
- The retrieved material is primarily facility-directory, property, and zoning information rather than local-news or community-engagement reporting; no site-specific community program, petition, hearing, opposition, or litigation record was found.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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