Iron Mountain Plans Major Texas Entry with Seven-Building Data Center Campus Near Austin

Iron Mountain Plans Major Texas Entry with Seven-Building Data Center Campus Near Austin

March 18, 2026

In a significant expansion of its digital infrastructure footprint, Iron Mountain Incorporated is set to enter the competitive Texas data center market. The move underscores the sustained demand for capacity in key U.S. growth corridors, particularly around major tech hubs like Austin, which continues to attract substantial investment from cloud providers and enterprises.

According to plans first reported by the BizJournal, the storage and information management services giant is targeting a approximately 500-acre site in Williamson County, near the city of Hutto, for a new hyperscale data center campus. The project, named Taylor Meadows, was presented to the Hutto City Council last week as part of a sanitary sewer service request. The land is located off FM3349, north of Norman Crossing and south of Samsung's semiconductor plant in Taylor.

While full specifications are pending, the initial proposal outlines a campus of up to seven data center buildings supported by an on-site electrical substation. The development is designed to rely on a closed-loop cooling system to minimize water usage. During the council presentation, company representatives emphasized that the proposed data centers would consume less water than a previously planned residential development for a portion of the same land.

The first grid-connected buildings are projected to come online around 2030. However, to accelerate the availability of capacity, Iron Mountain is also evaluating behind-the-meter power generation options, potentially using natural gas. This project marks the company's first owned data center development in Texas, a notable gap in its otherwise extensive U.S. portfolio which includes facilities in markets such as Boston, Phoenix, Northern Virginia, and New Jersey.

The planned campus represents a substantial addition to Iron Mountain's global platform, which currently encompasses about 415 megawatts of colocation and hyperscale capacity across 21 markets in seven countries and three continents. Its entry into the Central Texas region signals intensified competition for land and power near Austin, reflecting broader industry trends where operators are securing large-scale campuses to meet future demand while navigating local resource constraints and community considerations.

Source: datacenterdynamics