# CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter > Under construction: a 1200 MW data center in Hays County, Texas, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cloudburst-san-marcos-gigacenter-tx-dc_f88283d18b64 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cloudburst-san-marcos-gigacenter-tx-dc_f88283d18b64.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records CloudBurst Data Centers is building a 1200 MW data center in Hays County, Texas (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** CloudBurst Data Centers (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1200 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Site area:** 706 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $14.50B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 480 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-11 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2025-11 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **City:** San Marcos (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **County:** Hays (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **State:** Texas (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** On-site natural gas generation (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Aug 26, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Chapter 312 property-tax abatement, 10-year term (estimated ~$500M value) (Guadalupe County, TX) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter | Under construction | 1200 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Aug 26, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter? CloudBurst Data Centers is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/). Reported for 2025-11. - [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/). Reported for 2025-11. - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/). Reported for 2025-06. ## Related records - [CloudBurst Central Texas Flagship Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cloudburst-central-texas-flagship-campus-tx-dc_e419c2dd531a): Same operator - [CloudBurst Oklahoma City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cloudburst-oklahoma-city-campus-ok-dc_dc8701f0cb23): Same operator - [1102 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1102-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_0127bf1ca258): Same state - [1242 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1242-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_aede5bcddc97): Same state - [3301 Hibbetts Road Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/3301-hibbetts-road-data-center-tx-dc_a9c987c3868f): Same state - [AUS 01 02 03 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus-01-02-03-data-center-tx-dc_c2ec9cede7ed): Same state - [AUS02 / Cedar Creek Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus02-cedar-creek-campus-tx-dc_50d6bbdf6d66): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/) · as of Aug 26, 2026 · record cloudburst-san-marcos-tx - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [eVOLVE Inc. (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://evolveincorporated.com/company-news/cloudburst-and-evolve-break-ground-on-1-2gw-flagship-ai-data-center-campus-incentral-texas) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [The Real Deal (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/05/01/cloudburst-secures-tax-breaks-for-central-texas-data-center/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Community Impact (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (via Internet Archive) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260819033742/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/706-acre-data-center-approved-for-development-outside-san-antonio-texas/) · as of Aug 26, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/cloudburst-san-marcos-gigacenter-tx) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 273239440984932 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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