Skybox Datacenters Plans Major Six-Building Campus in San Angelo, Texas

Skybox Datacenters Plans Major Six-Building Campus in San Angelo, Texas

January 06, 2026

As demand for digital infrastructure continues to surge beyond traditional hubs, data center developers are increasingly targeting secondary markets with favorable power and land conditions. Skybox Datacenters is the latest operator to pursue this strategy, with plans for a significant new campus in West Texas.

The San Angelo City Council is set to review a proposal from Skybox to purchase approximately 350 acres of city-owned land for the project, located northeast of the city near US Highway 67. The land deal, valued at around $17.4 million based on a price of $50,000 per acre, was initially authorized for negotiation by a unanimous city council vote in May 2025.

Plans for the site outline the development of a campus comprising six four-story data center buildings. Each building is projected to span 248,000 square feet, bringing the total potential footprint to nearly 1.5 million square feet (approximately 139,000 square meters). A key enabling factor for the development is the availability of substantial power capacity from the nearby Red Creek substation, which the city currently utilizes only at about 10 percent of its total capacity.

The council is scheduled to meet next week to discuss a necessary zone change for the property, moving the project closer to realization. Skybox has a track record of developing large-scale data center campuses, often in partnership with industrial real estate firm Prologis, with existing projects in Austin, Dallas, Virginia, and Illinois.

This planned expansion into San Angelo signals a broader industry trend of geographic diversification. For regions like Tom Green County, such investments represent significant economic development opportunities, bringing capital investment, potential job creation, and increased utility revenue. The project also highlights the critical search for scalable power sources, which is becoming a primary driver for site selection in the competitive data center market.

Source: datacenterdynamics