Google Red Oak
330 AUSTIN BLVD, RED OAK, TX, 75154 · RED OAK, Ellis County, TX
Source: Primary source
Google Red Oak is a mapped data center in Ellis County, TX, operated by Google LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 93 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Red Oak — frontier AI data center campus tracked by Epoch AI, operated by Google. Estimated capital cost ~$2.9B (2025 USD). Located from Epoch AI's Frontier Data Centers dataset (CC-BY 4.0); operational status not independently verified.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentGoogle LLC
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Red Oak
The grid behind this site, right now
source: ERCOT · gridstatus- Natural Gas43.2%
- Solar37.3%
- Coal9.7%
- Nuclear5.6%
- Wind4.1%
Real-time generation mix for the ERCOT grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:04 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
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: GDELT- Google told to suspend work at its data centers in 'Texas of Europe', company admits 'concerns'; to advan - The Times of IndiaThe Times of India· Oct 7, 2026
- Google ordered to halt work on two data centers in ‘Texas of Europe’ - CNBCCNBC· Oct 7, 2026
- Google named as customer for Crusoe's data center campus in Amarillo, Texas - datacenterdynamics.comdatacenterdynamics.com· Sep 30, 2026
- Google attempts to launch satellite and escape data center backlash - SFGATESFGATE· Sep 30, 2026
- Crusoe Named Developer of Google AI Data Center Campus in Armstrong County, Texas - Construction ReviewConstruction Review· Sep 29, 2026
- Crusoe named developer of Google’s Armstrong County data center campus - W.MediaW.Media· Sep 29, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Google LLC (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)Tax break$16,044,286Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)Tax break$15,660,346Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
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 measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 93 MW (disclosed IT power): 2 L/kWh cooling (hot climate) + 0.45 gal/kWh embedded in US grid average. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Dallas-Fort Worth), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Red Oak El in Red Oak, is 0.8 mi from this site (528 students).
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.