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description: Is Houston a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict CAUTION, score 43.0/100 (ERCOT), as of 2026-11-12. 1,075 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-10). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Houston data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Houston data center market

Power availability in Houston: DCPI verdict CAUTION, composite score 43 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 252 words · generated 2026-11-10 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the Houston data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the Houston market for a data center")`

**Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result].

DCPI Score**43.0/100**

MW, all listings**1,075**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**CAUTION**

## Houston at a glance

Houston has 393 MW operational and 495 MW under construction among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are ServerFarm (500 MW), NRG Energy (295 MW) and Skybox Datacenters (55 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 393 |
| Under construction | 495 |
| Total listed | 888 |

## Developers building or planning in Houston

| Operator | Under construction MW | Planned MW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NRG Energy | 295 |  |
| ServerFarm | 200 |  |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in Houston

Broker lease rates (CBRE/JLL): available on paid plans. Asking base rent per kW of critical IT capacity. Electricity is normally billed separately (metered pass-through), plus cross-connects and one-time fees. Signed deals, term and size change the number. Source: CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (250+ kW): Houston (figure on paid plans) [(link)](https://www.cbre.com/insights/books/north-america-data-center-trends-h1-2026)

CyrusOne and DataBank each operate five sites, while ServerFarm manages four and Digital Realty's Digital Houston Campus accounts for three. The market has absorbed significant capital commitments: Amazon announced a $10 billion investment tied to data center development outside Houston, signaling sustained confidence in the region's infrastructure and utility capacity to support hyperscale projects.

The DCPI verdict of caution reflects balanced but offsetting pressures on new power access. Power procurement will require active engagement with local utilities and grid operators, particularly for facilities above 20–30 MW.

Deal activity underscores consolidation and acquisitive interest in the broader Texas region, though the Houston market's own M&A pipeline remains thin in tracked records. Amazon's $10 billion commitment represents announced investment rather than completed deployment and reflects confidence in the market's utility relationships and available sites, not necessarily immediate capacity deployment.

## Data centers in Houston

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NRG T.H. Wharton Data Center Power Site](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/nrg-energy-nrg-th-wharton-data-center-power-site-710d6cdb) | NRG Energy | Under Construction | 295 |
| [ServerFarm CTX1 Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/serverfarm-serverfarm-ctx1-houston-a8067647) | ServerFarm | Operational | 200 |
| [ServerFarm CTX2 Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/serverfarm-serverfarm-ctx2-houston-7ddb7d83) | ServerFarm | Under Construction | 100 |
| [ServerFarm HTX1 Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/serverfarm-serverfarm-htx1-houston-340c2985) | ServerFarm | Operational | 100 |
| [ServerFarm HTX2 Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/serverfarm-serverfarm-htx2-houston-a2be9e3b) | ServerFarm | Under Construction | 100 |
| [Skybox Houston 2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/skybox-datacenters-skybox-houston-2-6699c0ab) | Skybox Datacenters | Operational | 30 |
| [Skybox Houston 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/skybox-datacenters-skybox-houston-1-631cf005) | Skybox Datacenters | Operational | 25 |
| [Element Critical Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/element-critical-element-critical-houston-2cb89d74) | Element Critical | Operational | 12 |
| [Centra Houston 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/centra-centra-houston-1-78412aca) | Centra | Operational | 10 |
| [Evoque Houston 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/evoque-evoque-houston-1-c629cec2) | Evoque | Operational | 10 |
| [TierPoint Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/tierpoint-tierpoint-houston-2a4fe8c2) | TierPoint | Operational | 6 |
| [Alpheus Houston (777 Walker Street)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/alpheus-communications-alpheus-houston-777-walker-street-f0b2447c) | Alpheus Communications | Operational |  |
| [Digital Realty HOU (12001 North Freeway)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-hou-12001-north-freeway-aa5033cb) | Digital Realty | Operational |  |
| [Equinix HO1 - Houston](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-ho1-houston-4e82fd08) | Equinix | Operational |  |
| [Houston, TX, HOU3-HOU4](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cyrusone-houston-tx-hou3-hou4-ee853e87) | CyrusOne | Operational |  |
| [Lighthouse Data Center (Houston)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ps-lightwave-lighthouse-data-center-houston-e57af5aa) | PS Lightwave | Operational |  |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [Texas](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/texas).

## More on Houston

- [Houston DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/houston)
- [Houston market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/houston/brief)
- [Texas data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/texas/brief)
- [Texas data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/texas/data-center-incentives)

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