Bastrop County is about to share the neighborhood with a massive new tenant. Virginia-based EdgeConneX is moving ahead with plans for a $440 million, two-story data center in the Cedar Creek area, the first of four planned buildings on a roughly $1.4 billion campus. The initial facility is expected to span about 578,000 square feet and wrap construction by June 2026, according to developer timelines. Local leaders and project backers say the buildout should mean hundreds of construction jobs and a long-term lift to the county’s tax base.
Project details from state filings
State paperwork filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation labels the effort as “AUS02,” describes a two-story, 578,000-square-foot data center and pegs the estimated cost at $440,000,000. The filing shows a July 14, 2025 registration date and a projected completion of June 14, 2026. Records list the work as new construction with site improvements, and note that state review of the project is complete.
Campus, acreage and company comments
According to MySanAntonio, the site under development covers about 130 acres, with this first data center serving as the opening phase of a larger campus expected to ultimately include four facilities and roughly $1.4 billion in total investment. Company representatives and local advocates have touted the greater Austin area as a “welcoming climate” for data center development and say the tract is large enough to support future expansion.
Local incentives and the county's bet
Bastrop County commissioners have approved a 10-year property tax abatement to help land the campus, a decision they say will still bring in millions of dollars for the county and the local school district over the life of the deal. Reporting from Community Impact and county documents indicate commissioners argued the development should ease the tax load on residents by converting land that currently generates only minimal revenue into a major commercial contributor.
Who is EdgeConneX and where the site will sit
EdgeConneX operates as a colocation and data center company based in Virginia, with what it describes as roughly 80 facilities across more than 50 global markets. On its website, the company lists an Austin/Cedar Creek location, including a local facility entry and contact information for inquiries related to the campus.
Power needs, jobs and questions ahead
Local coverage has pointed out that each building on the campus could require a substantial amount of electricity, with capacity estimates running as high as about 96 megawatts per facility, even as the project is expected to support a relatively modest number of permanent on-site roles, according to ExpressNews. During public meetings, county estimates and testimony have projected hundreds of construction jobs along with significant new revenue for Bastrop ISD and the county over the course of the abatement period, as reported by Community Impact.
What's next for Bastrop
The Bastrop Economic Development Corporation lists the EdgeConneX data center among a slate of big-ticket projects that are reshaping the county’s industrial landscape and frames the campus as part of a broader strategy to attract tech and manufacturing investment to the area. Residents and officials will now be keeping a close eye on permitting, power infrastructure ,and road impacts as the data center plan moves from paperwork and incentive deals to full-on construction activity on the ground.
