DataBank Waco (ACT1) is a data center operated by DataBank, Ltd. in Waco, TX, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Midlothian data-center market on the ERCOT grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 56.4-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Midlothian — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Midlothian — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Midlothian operates as a minor but consolidated hub, with 425 MW distributed across three tracked facilities under dominant single-operator control. Google commands the market entirely, operating all three sites and establishing near-total control over regional supply. The market's modest scale—425 MW against the multi-gigawatt campuses now commonplace in Texas—positions it as a secondary node rather than a primary investment target. This concentration risk is significant: operator diversification is absent, and competitive pressure remains muted by the lack of alternative providers. The CAUTION verdict reflects structural tension between power availability and grid constraint. The excess-power score of 65/100 signals adequate feedstock capacity, but the constraint reading of 53/100 indicates meaningful transmission or interconnection bottlenecks that limit practical deployment. For…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Waco tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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