LightEdge Austin I
2916 Montopolis Drive · Travis County, TX
Source: OpenStreetMap
LightEdge Austin I is an operating data center in Travis County, TX. DataCentersExposed has documented a 30,876 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: ERCOT · gridstatus- Natural Gas45.3%
- Solar29.0%
- Coal13.7%
- Nuclear7.9%
- Wind4.0%
Real-time generation mix for the ERCOT grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 2:44 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- Skybox secures approval for data center in Round Rock, TexasData Center Dynamics· Feb 17, 2026
- GI Partners' LightEdge acquires cloud solution provider ConnectriaData Center Dynamics· Apr 3, 2024
- LightEdge expands to Minnesota with $31 million purchase of Chaska data centerThe Business Journals· Jan 22, 2024
- LightEdge acquires underground data center firm Cavern TechnologiesData Center Dynamics· Sep 23, 2021
- Private Equity Firm GI Partners Acquires Colocation Company LightEdge -ChannelE2E· Sep 20, 2021
- GI Partners Buys LightEdge, 30+ MW Data Centers from AnschutzDgtl Infra· Sep 14, 2021
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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Austin), 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, The Excel Center For Adults - South Austin in Austin, is 0.8 mi from this site (96 students). 2 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.