The facility is located in Medina County, Texas, near Castroville, approximately 20 miles west of San Antonio along the US-90 corridor. 

Medina County offers the combination of available land, access to reliable power infrastructure, and proximity to a skilled regional workforce. These factors make the location well suited for a data center campus. The site also provides access to regional transmission infrastructure and is located near the San Antonio market, which supports long-term demand for digital infrastructure. 

While we cannot disclose our customers’ names due to confidentiality agreements, we can tell you that we work with Grade A companies who share our commitment to responsible development, safe operations, and being a good neighbor.

The campus is to be served through dedicated transmission infrastructure designed specifically for the facility and funded by CyrusOne. This infrastructure is designed to support the project’s power needs without relying on existing neighborhood distribution systems that serve homes and local businesses.

All project-related transmission interconnection and power delivery costs are paid directly by CyrusOne, not local taxpayers or residents.

Medina Electric Cooperative, South Texas Electric Cooperative, and regional grid operators evaluate large energy users through a detailed review process before service is approved to help ensure grid reliability is maintained. Data centers like this are required to meet the same reliability and infrastructure standards as other large industrial users.

CyrusOne uses closed-loop cooling technology designed to minimize water consumption. Daily water usage at the campus will primarily support restrooms, basic facility operations, and limited humidification.

A closed-loop cooling system continuously circulates water within a sealed system inside the building to remove heat. Because the system remains closed after the initial fill, there is no ongoing wastewater discharge associated with the cooling process and no routine release to surrounding soil or groundwater.

Each building is expected to use approximately 1,100 gallons of water per day on average. For comparison, a 50,000-square-foot grocery store uses approximately 3,000 gallons of water per day, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration commercial building water-use benchmarks.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Water Consumption in Large Buildings Summary. The report states that large commercial buildings use an average of 55.6 gallons per 1,000 square feet per day.

Backup generators include modern emissions controls and are subject to EPA and applicable state air quality regulations.

Generators are used infrequently — primarily for required maintenance testing and during emergency power interruptions. Testing and operation are regulated under applicable environmental permits and emissions standards.

Sound levels will meet local ordinances.

Our cooling systems and emergency generators are designed to meet or exceed applicable noise regulations. We use low-noise fans, sound-attenuated compressor and generator enclosures, and critical-grade exhaust silencers on emergency generators to help minimize sound. Backup generators are used only as needed for maintenance, testing, and rare utility outages. If you have concerns once the facility is operational, please contact us directly at communities@cyrusone.com.

Sound mitigation measures include:

• Sound-attenuated cooling equipment
• Sound-attenuated emergency backup generator enclosures
• Critical-grade exhaust silencers on emergency backup generators
• Acoustic barriers around chiller and generator equipment

No. Data centers do not require brightly lit outdoor work areas during normal operations. Exterior lighting is limited to what is needed for safety and security. Lights are directed downward, shielded to reduce light spill beyond the property, and designed to minimize impacts on neighboring properties while maintaining a secure facility.

CyrusOne has worked with its general contractor to reduce dust during the early earth-moving and grading phase of the project by increasing water spraying before excavation and dirt offloading, covering dirt stockpiles, and adjusting work schedules on high-wind days to limit dusty activities. The company also built rainwater collection ponds to support dust-control watering without placing added demand on local resources. Site superintendents and CyrusOne leadership regularly monitored the site to ensure these protocols are adhered to and our community engagement team has stayed in close contact with nearby residents.

We work with landowners who choose to sell their properties. All land acquisitions are voluntary transactions with willing sellers.

Once fully operational, the campus is expected to employ hundreds of permanent, full-time employees, supporting technical operations, facility management, and other essential support roles. Staffing levels scale as individual buildings are constructed and brought online, with positions drawing from a broad range of experience and skillsets, many of which do not require a college degree.

To help prepare local residents for data center careers, CyrusOne has established the CyrusOne Data Center Scholarship with Texas State Technical College, committing $15,000 annually to support residents/students pursuing data center careers.

To find out more about the CyrusOne Data Center Scholarship, please email communities@cyrusone.com.

Construction will also create hundreds of jobs over the multi-year build period across various trades and skilled labor.

We are committed to prioritizing regional workforce through Medina County workforce development programs, ensuring local workers and contractors get first opportunity. We will host a career fair with our construction and trade partners for the community to ensure local hiring and local networking opportunities.

We are committed to open communication throughout development, construction and operations.

Community members can:

• Attend future community meetings and project information sessions as they are scheduled.
• Visit our project website for updates and answers to frequently asked questions.
• Contact our team directly at communities@cyrusone.com or +1 (866) 297-8766 with questions or concerns.

We remain committed to listening, answering questions and addressing concerns throughout the life of the project.

Email us at communities@cyrusone.com or call +1 (866) 297-8766.

We're committed to open communication and addressing questions and concerns throughout development, construction, and operations. Once operational, the facility will have staff on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.