--- description: "Databank Houston West (HOU3): operational data center in Houston, Texas, operated by DataBank, on the ERCOT grid. Specs, nearby power & peers." title: Databank Houston West HOU3 — Houston Data Center image: https://dchub.cloud/og-brand-v2.png --- [Home](https://dchub.cloud/) · [Facilities](https://dchub.cloud/facilities) · [United States](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) · [Texas](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/texas "Data centers in Texas") · [Houston](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston) · Databank Houston West (HOU3) # Databank Houston West HOU3 — Houston Data Center - Operator DataBank - Status Operational [Houston, TX, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston) **Databank Houston West (HOU3)** is a data center operated by DataBank in Houston, TX, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Houston](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston) State TX [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: PeeringDB · Verified Nov 12, 2026 against PeeringDB · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## Market intelligence [CAUTION](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston "Full DCPI breakdown") Houston [ISOERCOT](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston)[DCPI composite43.0](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston "Power outlook for Houston") [Houston market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/houston) ## Market context Databank Houston West (HOU3) is one of 94 facilities DC Hub’s Houston brief counts on the ERCOT grid. The closest tracked facility is Databank Houston West (HOU1) (HOU2), under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 5 km. [Read the Houston market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/houston) ## Location Area Houston, TX, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/29.84/-95.56) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/databank-databank-houston-west-hou3-2872c08f) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationHouston, US Nearest substationwithin 5 km ## Fiber connectivity Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Databank Houston West (HOU3) in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is *there*, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm. Akamai TechnologiesAmazon.comArelion (Twelve99)Baylor College of Medicine CHATCDN77Cato NetworksCharter Communications (7843)ChevronCloudflareCogent Communications, Inc.ComcastComcast - Houston Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here. Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite. ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 71 operating generating units totalling 14,149 MW within about 50 km of Houston, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas11,079 MW · 62 units · 78% Coal2,697 MW · 4 units · 19% Utility-Scale Solar373 MW · 5 units · 3% Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants. ## Other data centers nearby Nearest first, by distance from this site. - [Databank Houston West (HOU1) (HOU2)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-houston-west-hou1-hou2-bbfcbb30) · DataBank · under 1 km - [Data Center 587103676](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-center-587103676-4a4850da) · about 2 km - [OSM DC 587103676](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/unknown-osm-dc-587103676-ad1b9b4b) · Unknown · about 2 km - [Data Foundry Houston 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/data-foundry-inc-data-foundry-houston-1-2c9c5af1) · Data Foundry, Inc. · about 13 km - [CyrusOne Houston TX Galleria](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cyrusone-cyrusone-houston-tx-galleria-852eff1f) · CyrusOne · about 15 km - [Databank Houston Galleria (HOU5)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-houston-galleria-hou5-cdd71ea7) · DataBank · about 16 km [Unlock power scores for this site →](https://dchub.cloud/pricing) [Free MCP key (AI agents)](https://dchub.cloud/ai) [Used by Claude & Cursor](https://dchub.cloud/cited-by) **Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of Databank Houston West (HOU3) in Houston, TX, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Databank Houston West (HOU3) data center in Houston, TX, US: operator, status and grid power context")` **Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result]. Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/databank-databank-houston-west-hou3-2872c08f) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="databank-databank-houston-west-hou3-2872c08f"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-houston-west-hou3-2872c08f#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-houston-west-hou3-2872c08f", "name": "Databank Houston West (HOU3)", "description": "Data center facility operated by DataBank in Houston, TX, US. 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