Switch The Rock Campus

Expanding · Switch, Inc. · 150 Dell Way, Round Rock, TX

Switch, Inc. operates The Rock Campus in Round Rock, Texas, a 69.24-acre expanding hyperscale and colocation facility. The initial 1.5-million-square-foot campus announced in 2021 targets 185 MW across the company's Texas ecosystem, with a 2023-approved 32.48-acre expansion tract and a 72,600-square-foot building scheduled to break ground in summer 2026 and complete in 2028. Operating status remained unconfirmed as of the most recent update, though the initial parcel was reported mostly finished by April 2026.

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Overview

Status: Expanding
Expanding.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 1,500,000 sq ft
Campus
Project cost: $250.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Switch The Rock Campus

Expanding · Switch, Inc. · 150 Dell Way, Round Rock, TX

Switch, Inc. operates The Rock Campus in Round Rock, Texas, a 69.24-acre expanding hyperscale and colocation facility. The initial 1.5-million-square-foot campus announced in 2021 targets 185 MW across the company's Texas ecosystem, with a 2023-approved 32.48-acre expansion tract and a 72,600-square-foot building scheduled to break ground in summer 2026 and complete in 2028. Operating status remained unconfirmed as of the most recent update, though the initial parcel was reported mostly finished by April 2026.

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Overview

Status: Expanding
Expanding.
Exact-site power: Not disclosed
No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Facility size: 1,500,000 sq ft
Campus
Project cost: $250.0M
Estimated construction cost in the cited project filing.

Compute profile

Hyperscale · Colocation

Large-scale compute, storage, and connectivity for latency-sensitive edge applications · Enterprise and hybrid-cloud infrastructure

Cooling design

Water in a closed-loop system, with periodic makeup water

Closed-loop liquid cooling · Water-reuse and makeup-water cooling design

Profile

Project scope: Switch’s The Rock campus was announced in June 2021 for more than 1.5 million square feet next to Dell Technologies’ headquarters. Site preparation and permitting were expected to begin in summer 2021; the City reported the facility under construction in December 2022.
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Oncor Electric Delivery.
Compute role: Switch is developing and expanding The Rock as an exascale, multi-tenant data-center campus for colocation and large-scale cloud and enterprise infrastructure. As of April 2026, construction appeared mostly finished, but public reporting was unclear on whether the hub had opened.
Cooling and environment: Closed-loop liquid cooling. Water-reuse and makeup-water cooling design. Estimated water demand is 500–5,000 gallons per day, with no reported return flow in the available site-specific tracker record.
Local reporting: The operator announced the primary Round Rock location of its Fifth Prime campus, named The Rock, on land purchased from Dell Technologies next to Dell’s global headquarters.

Organizations

Material, source-backed organizations directly involved with this facility or its parent campus. Duplicate legal names and incidental community mentions are excluded.

OrganizationRoleScope

Switch, Inc.Operator · DeveloperCampus

Dell TechnologiesLandownerExact Asset

Bohler EngineeringDesign FirmPhase

City of Round RockRegulatorCampus

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
Initial The Rock campus announced
The Rock campus announced in 2021. Switch planned more than 1.5 million square feet of Tier 5 data-center space. The 185 MW figure is an announced campus capacity, not confirmed operating capacity.
Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
Switch Announces Fifth Prime Campus Expansion in TexasSwitch, Inc.
The operator announced the primary Round Rock location of its Fifth Prime campus, named The Rock, on land purchased from Dell Technologies next to Dell’s global headquarters. It described planned site preparation and permitting beginning in summer 2021.
Jun 3, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
Data center provider announces 1.5 million square foot project in Round RockCity of Rou...
The City announced the initial Switch project and identified the 36.76-acre tract east of South Mays Street and north of Dell Way. It also announced the related Planning and Zoning Commission hearing.
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1. Oct 26, 2023
  Oct 26, 2023
  Round Rock approves zoning for new data centerCity of Rou...
  The City reported unanimous approval of the 32.48-acre Switch PUD expansion north of Louis Henna Boulevard and east of Greenlawn Boulevard, and separately identified the ongoing Switch construction east of South Mays Street and north of Dell Way.
2. Oct 26, 2023
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
Switch readying to build more data centers near Dell HQAustin Busi...
The trade publication described construction on the initial 14-acre piece of Switch’s 1.5-million-square-foot The Rock campus adjacent to Dell’s Round Rock headquarters and reported that construction appeared mostly finished as of April 2026, while noting that opening status was unclear.
May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026
72,600-square-foot The Rock building announced
A new 72,600-square-foot building at The Rock was reported in 2026 as scheduled to break ground in summer 2026. Its reported construction completion target is 2028; this is kept separate from any commercial-online date.
2028
2028
72,600-square-foot The Rock building construction completion scheduled
A new 72,600-square-foot building at The Rock was reported in 2026 as scheduled to break ground in summer 2026. Its reported construction completion target is 2028; this is kept separate from any commercial-online date.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

City of Round RockData center provider announces 1.5 million square foot project in Round Rock - City of Round RockGovernment filing

City of Round RockRound Rock approves zoning for new data center - City of Round RockGovernment filing

roundrocktexas.govData Centers in Round Rock - City of Round RockGovernment filing

Oct 26, 2023

The Rock expansion tract announced

Round Rock approved rezoning of 32.48 acres north of Louis Henna Boulevard and east of Greenlawn Boulevard for an additional Switch data center. The building size and schedule were not disclosed in the cited approval report.

Oct 27, 2023

Switch granted planning permission for data center in Round Rock, TexasData Center...

The trade publication reported that Round Rock approved rezoning for a Switch data-center expansion on 32.48 acres north of Louis Henna Boulevard and east of Greenlawn Boulevard, while distinguishing the separate campus construction east of South Mays Street and north of Dell Way.

Dec 4, 2025

Round Rock reviews new data center projectKXAN

Although primarily about a separate Skybox proposal, the local report specifically identified Switch Building 1 at 150 Dell Way and distinguished it from Switch’s separate construction at 300 Dell Way and planned 600 Louis Henna Boulevard site.

Jan 1, 2026

72,600-square-foot The Rock building construction started

A new 72,600-square-foot building at The Rock was reported in 2026 as scheduled to break ground in summer 2026. Its reported construction completion target is 2028; this is kept separate from any commercial-online date.