Blueprint Data Centers Advances 85MW Austin-Area Buildout Amid Texas Power Constraints

Blueprint Data Centers Advances 85MW Austin-Area Buildout Amid Texas Power Constraints January 15, 2026 Blueprint Data Centers is accelerating the development of a dual-campus, 85-megawatt data center platform in the greater Austin, Texas area, positioning itself to deliver critical capacity by early 2027 in one of the nation's most power-constrained digital infrastructure markets. The move comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) faces a queue of proposed large-load projects, primarily from data centers and industrial users, that has swelled to hundreds of gigawatts, creating significant challenges for securing timely power connections. The company is progressing with two facilities in Williamson County, north of Austin. The larger campus in Taylor is planned for approximately 60MW of capacity, situated minutes from Samsung's major semiconductor manufacturing complex. A second facility in the fast-growing city of Georgetown will add 25MW. Both sites are designed with flexible configurations and liquid-cooling readiness to support high-density artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, semiconductor-adjacent, and enterprise workloads. A key strategic advantage of the development is its location atop dense regional fiber corridors, with multiple Tier 1 and regional network operators providing diverse connectivity. This enables low-latency links between the Taylor and Georgetown campuses, allowing customers to design resilient, stretched deployments or distribute workloads across the two sites within the Austin metropolitan area. "In Texas today, megawatts on a slide don’t mean much if you can’t energize them in time," said Yaerid Jacob, founder and CEO of Blueprint Data Centers. He emphasized that the projects were structured from inception around "time-to-power," with firm utility commitments and expedited timelines already in motion. "We’re giving AI, cloud, etc. customers something they’re struggling to find in this market: real, near-term power they can actually plan on." The company's leadership team, which includes veterans from major platforms like QTS Data Centers, Iron Mountain, DC BLOX, and GIGA Data Centers, brings a blend of large-scale data center development and energy infrastructure expertise. This background is crucial for navigating ERCOT's complex interconnection environment while synchronizing construction, procurement, and customer requirements. Samarth Maira, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, noted the strategic imperative behind the accelerated build. "Customers are being forced to choose between waiting for capacity that may not materialize until the end of the decade, or compromising on location and performance," he said. "Our Austin campuses are designed to remove that trade-off." The projects have received support from local jurisdictions, with both Taylor and Georgetown approving economic incentive agreements that pair long-term investment with stable utility arrangements. Blueprint is currently pre-leasing capacity across both campuses, offering phased delivery schedules that allow early tenants to secure space and power ahead of broader market availability. Source: datacenterdynamics