DataBank Waco (ACT1)
Waco, TX
Source: Primary source
DataBank Waco (ACT1) is a mapped data center in TX.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkDataBank, Ltd. — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- You asked us questions about data centers. We answered them.The Waco Bridge· Jun 15, 2026
- 500MW Cipher Data Center Campus Planned Near Sandy Creek Power Plant outside Waco, TexasConstruction Review· Jun 9, 2026
- Cipher looks to build 500MW campus near coal plant outside Waco, TexasData Center Dynamics· Jun 8, 2026
- Hill County commissioners rescind moratorium on data center constructionWaco Tribune-Herald· Jun 5, 2026
- Can data center project help Texas town pay for repairs?The Texas Tribune· May 29, 2026
- Waco-area residents seek answers at Data Center Impacts forum as industry grows in Central TexasKWBU· May 29, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Texas reported $16.1M in Property used in certain large data center projects; temporary exemption (Texas Tax Code § 151.3595) for FY2025 (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Indian Spring Middle in Waco, is 0.5 mi from this site (404 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.