Skybox Round Rock Data Center
Round Rock, Williamson County, TX
Source: Primary source
Skybox Round Rock Data Center is a under construction data center in Williamson County, TX, operated by Skybox Datacenters. DataCentersExposed has documented 40 MW of reported power capacity and a 150,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Williamson, Texas
Skybox Round Rock Data Center in Round Rock, TX is contested. Group: https://protectroundrock.org/ Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
40 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 32,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in TX is 16.4¢/kWh, up 7.3% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Neighbors taking a stand
Overview
source: linkThe city council voted on and unanimously approved rezoning of 30 acres for the proposal on Feb 12th 2026 Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asSkybox Datacenters
- This facilitySkybox Round Rock Data Center
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- Data Boom: Williamson County’s data center explosionAustin Free Press· Jun 4, 2026
- Data center campus near Dell's Round Rock HQ readying for more growthThe Business Journals· Apr 20, 2026
- Texas legislators begin digging into water use, other data center impacts ahead of 2027 sessionCommunity Impact | News· Apr 16, 2026
- Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in UsageInside Climate News· Apr 10, 2026
- Rise in data centers lead to opportunities, questions for Williamson County residentsWilliamson County Sun· Apr 6, 2026
- Pushback on data centers is abundantThe Business Journals· Mar 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, Hopewell Middle in Round Rock, is 0.9 mi from this site (1,184 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.