--- description: Operational data center in Austin, Texas, operated by Switch, on the ERCOT grid. As of 2026-08-01. 3,205 MW of operating generation within 50 km. title: "Switch: The Rock — 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") · [Austin](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin) · Switch: The Rock # Switch: The Rock - Operator Switch - Status Operational [Austin, TX, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin) Last updated Aug 1, 2026 **Switch: The Rock** is a data center operated by Switch in Austin, TX, US. The facility is currently operational. Status Operational [Market Austin](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin) State TX [Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us) Source: OpenStreetMap · Verified Nov 12, 2026 against OpenStreetMap · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources)) ## What changed Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first. - Aug 1, 2026 — Status changed from Active to Operational ## Market intelligence [CAUTION](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin "Full DCPI breakdown") Austin [ISOERCOT](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin)[DCPI composite42.8](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin) [Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/austin "Power outlook for Austin") [Austin market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/austin) ## Market context Switch: The Rock is one of 89 facilities DC Hub’s Austin brief counts on the ERCOT grid. The closest tracked facility is DataBank Austin (AUS1), about 10 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 5 km. [Read the Austin market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/austin) ## Location Area Austin, TX, US [Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/30.49/-97.67) Approximate area (about 1 km) [Sign in free to see the exact location — 10 sites a month](https://dchub.cloud/signup?next=/facilities/switch-switch-the-rock-02ee4a63) ## Market & grid context Published DC Hub data for this location. LocationAustin, US Nearest substationwithin 5 km ## Power generation nearby DC Hub tracks 27 operating generating units totalling 3,205 MW within about 50 km of Austin, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location. Oil/Gas2,863 MW · 17 units · 89% Utility-Scale Solar234 MW · 9 units · 7% Hydropower108 MW · 1 unit · 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 Austin (AUS1)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/databank-databank-austin-aus1-cf8dcbe4) · DataBank, Ltd. · about 10 km - [Thin-nology](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/thin-nology-thin-nology-cd9626cf) · about 11 km - [Level(3) Austin (Kramer)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/lumen-technologies-level3-austin-kramer-a8a17efc) · Lumen Technologies · about 12 km - [Element Critical](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/element-critical-element-critical-2a4a9428) · Unknown · about 17 km - [Element Critical Austin AUS1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/element-critical-llc-element-critical-austin-aus1-58a3b176) · Element Critical, LLC · about 17 km - [1011 San Jacinto](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/olive-grove-partners-ii-ltd-1011-san-jacinto-8b91bd52) · Olive Grove Partners II, Ltd. · about 25 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 Switch: The Rock in Austin, TX, US? **Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="Switch: The Rock data center in Austin, 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/switch-switch-the-rock-02ee4a63) Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="switch-switch-the-rock-02ee4a63"` (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/switch-switch-the-rock-02ee4a63#place", "url": "https://dchub.cloud/facilities/switch-switch-the-rock-02ee4a63", "name": "Switch: The Rock", "description": "Data center facility operated by Switch in Austin, TX, US. 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