Plans for a data center have been greenlit by the city council of Jarell, Texas.

On October 14, the Jarrell City Council adopted three ordinances related to a potential data center development. The first annexed a 150-acre land parcel at 3911 County Road 305 into the city, the second redesignated the land use designation of the parcel from ‘Neighborhoods’ to ‘Business Park,’ and the third changed the zoning designation from ‘Agriculture’ to ‘Light Industrial/Warehousing.’

In August, the Jarrell Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the approval of the ordinances.

There has been some opposition to the facility. At a Q&A workshop convened by the City Council on September 23, members of the public expressed concerns that included the data center’s potential impact on water and electrical infrastructure, the suitability of its location, and the overall lack of information about the project.

The applicants are listed as Prominent Property Group, land developer and construction manager Savannah Developers, and infrastructure project manager Power Infrastructure Partners. No information about the facility’s end-user is available.

Dalton Little, principal at Prominent Property Group, previously stated that, at completion, the facility would have access to 200MW of power generated using natural gas and grid power.

Jarell, a city located north of Austin, is in Williamson County. Data center operators Colovore and Blueprint Projects also have a presence in the region, with the latter's project in Taylor recently receiving approval.

According to a report by Synergy Research Group in August of this year, Austin was one of the top 20 global colocation markets by revenue. The city is one of Texas’ largest data center hotspots, along with Dallas Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Hamilton.