LightEdge Austin II

LightEdge Austin II is a data center in Austin, TX, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Austin data-center market on the ERCOT grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 27.7-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
Austin
State
TX
Country
US
Coordinates
30.2007, -97.7070

Market intelligence

CAUTION

Data Center Power Index verdict for Austin — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Austin — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Austin's data center market is moderately supplied but facing regulatory headwinds that constrain near-term expansion. The 91 tracked facilities totaling 107 MW represent a fragmented operator base, with unknown entities controlling 14 facilities—the largest single share—while no single major operator dominates the market. Enzu, CenturyLink Austin, and DataBank each operate 3–4 facilities, reflecting the absence of hyperscale consolidation typical of other Texas hubs. The market has recorded zero recent M&A activity within Austin proper, despite substantial land acquisitions by major players in the broader Austin metropolitan region, signaling a gap between strategic optionality and actual deal execution. The DCPI verdict of caution—excess-power at 64/100 paired with constraint at 52/100—reflects an imbalanced risk profile. The excess-power score indicates available capacity relative to…

Location

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Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketAustin
Grid operatorERCOT
DC Hub Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power27.7 months
LocationAustin, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around LightEdge Austin II 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.

4 ip Technology and MediaCCRCogent Communications, Inc.Data FoundryEnzu Inc.FDIX-PUBLICGoogle Fiber Inc.Hurricane ElectricLightEdge Onramp AccessLightEdge SolutionsMidWest Internet Exchange - Route ServersNetworkitects

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 32 operating generating units totalling 4,533 MW within about 50 km of Austin, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas4,041 MW · 22 units · 89%
Utility-Scale Solar384 MW · 9 units · 8%
Hydropower108 MW · 1 unit · 2%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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