Texas’ data center frenzy is stretching from the piney woods east of Austin to the Gulf Coast, as tech giants and infrastructure developers race to lock down land, power and water for the next wave of AI computing.
Entities tied to Amazon earlier this month acquired at least 1,300 acres in Bastrop County, in what appears to be one of the largest Central Texas land grabs yet tied to hyperscale data center development, the Austin Business Journal reported. Property records show Amazon Data Services closed on multiple parcels in the Cedar Creek area this month, about 30 miles southeast of Austin.
The subsidiary operates Amazon Web Services facilities, the backbone of the company’s cloud computing empire. While Amazon has not confirmed plans for the site, the purchase adds another major player to the swelling list of data center developers targeting the Austin outskirts, where cheap land and expanding power infrastructure have turned rural counties into digital industrial zones,…
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