Element Critical Houston HOU1 is a data center operated by Element Critical, LLC in Katy, TX, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Katy data-center market on the ERCOT grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 55.8-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 Katy — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Katy — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Katy's data center footprint remains modest but operationally fragmented, with 106 MW distributed across five tracked facilities operated by five separate entities—EdgeConneX, Element Critical, ServerFarm, and Skybox each controlling single assets. The excess-power DCPI score of 65/100 signals available capacity in the market, though the constraint score of 53/100 introduces meaningful friction on expansion or utilization upside. No recent M&A activity has been recorded in Katy itself, distinguishing it from broader Texas momentum where larger regional markets are consolidating. The CAUTION verdict reflects a market in transition rather than distress. For acquisition-focused investors, the 65/100 excess-power reading means available rack density and headroom exist, but the constraint score of 53/100 flags operational or infrastructure limitations—likely transmission, cooling…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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