US colocation firm DataBank has announced plans for a 480MW data center campus in Dallas, Texas. Spanning 292 acres, the "Red Oak Campus" will feature up to eight two-story data centers, each 425,000 square feet, totalling as much as 3.4 million square feet. The first phase will include four buildings and a 400MW substation from Oncor, capable of delivering 240MW of critical IT power, with plans to scale up to 480MW across all eight buildings in phase 2.
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Data Center Project in Dallas
Construction at the site has already commenced, and the first phase is set to be completed by Q2 2026. DataBank noted that Red Oak has become a major hub for data center operators in Dallas. DataBank already has a significant presence in Dallas, including its headquarters, DFW1, and six other data centers in the Dallas metropolitan area.
"We are excited to announce this significant investment in the Dallas area, which we consider one of the most attractive, long-term, and permanent data center markets in the United States," said DataBank. "In combination with our Atlanta and Virginia campus expansions, we believe these three sites represent ideal locations for our enterprise, large technology, AI, and hyperscale public cloud customers."
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AI and Hyperscale Cloud Support
This is DataBank's third new campus announcement in the past year. It acquired a 95-acre campus in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2023, and an 85-acre campus in Northern Virginia in November 2023. Once fully developed, DataBank said its three acquisitions will add more than 450 acres and 792MW of capacity to its portfolio, positioning it to meet the surging demand for AI-driven data center services.
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The new facilities will utilise DataBank's Universal Data Hall Design (UDHD) to ensure scalability and sustainability for enterprise and AI workloads, the operator said.
