OpenAI / SB Energy - Milam County is a data center operated by OpenAI in Cameron, TX, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 1200.0 MW and is currently under development. 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 34.6-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 Austin — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Austin — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Austin's data center footprint comprises 91 tracked facilities totaling 107 MW across a fragmented operator base, with no dominant player and a CAUTION-level constraint profile. The market is split among Unknown operators 14 facilities, Enzu 4 MW, an unnamed operator 4 MW, CenturyLink Austin 4 MW, and DataBank 3 MW. The absence of recent M&A activity—despite macro tailwinds in Texas—signals either market maturity in existing assets or hesitation among buyers to commit capital given current infrastructure constraints. The DCPI verdict reflects a genuine operational tension. At 65/100 on excess-power availability, Austin demonstrates adequate headroom for moderate-scale deployments, but the constraint score of 52/100 is the limiting factor. This combination advises caution rather than avoidance: buyers can justify new builds or capacity additions in pockets where power infrastructure is…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 22 operating generating units totalling 6,460 MW within about 50 km of Cameron, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Cameron tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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