Blueprint Taylor Data Center
Taylor, Williamson County, TXDeveloper: Blueprint Projects
Also known as Blueprint Projects Data Center, Blueprint Taylor DC
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Blueprint is planning a 135,000-square-foot, three-building data center on a 52-acre parcel in southeast Taylor. The land had been conveyed in 1999 to be held in trust as future parkland; the Taylor Economic Development Corporation sold it to the developer for $10,000,000 on April 11, 2025. The City Council approved the project's Employment Center Plan unanimously on July 24, 2025. Residents are appealing the October 2025 dismissal of their lawsuit over the land, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into the deal on Sept. 17, 2026.
- Site size
- 52 acres[2]
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Planned capacity | 60 MW [2] ultimate target; initial power agreement with Oncor for 30MW Source excerpt“has a power agreement with Oncor for 30MW of power. Ultimately, the data center hopes to reach 60MW” |
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| Site size | 52 acres [2]Source excerpt“The data center will be located on a 52-acre parcel at 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Taylor” |
| Floor area | 135,000 sq ft [1]Source excerpt“135,000 square foot data center” |
| Buildings | 3 [1]Source excerpt“three buildings, an electricity substation to power it, backup power generators, and a closed-loop cooling system” |
| Stated investment | $1 billion [1] three phases Source excerpt“three phases with a total investment of $1 billion” |
| Permanent jobs (promised) | 20-30 [2] range: between 20 and 30 jobs Source excerpt“for the data center to create between 20 and 30 jobs” |
| Target completion | Energized by 2027 [3]Source excerpt“The project planned for Taylor is expected to have a capacity of 60 megawatts and will be energized by 2027.” |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Power
| Utility | Oncor [2] Utility pages: Oncor · data centers and bills power agreement for 30MW Source excerpt“has a power agreement with Oncor for 30MW of power” |
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| Power supply | Electric grid, via an on-site electricity substation [1]Source excerpt“The project will be connected to the electric grid for power supply.” |
| Backup generators | backup power generators [1]Source excerpt“three buildings, an electricity substation to power it, backup power generators, and a closed-loop cooling system” |
Water
| Cooling | closed-loop [1]Source excerpt“three buildings, an electricity substation to power it, backup power generators, and a closed-loop cooling system” |
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Money & incentives
| Tax incentives | Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with BPP Projects LLC, authorized by City Council August 8, 2024 [1]Source excerpt“Taylor City Council authorized a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with BPP Projects LLC | August 8, 2024” |
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| Abatement term | 10 years [7] 50% property tax rebate for 10 years on each of the three construction phases, from the City Council and the Taylor EDC Source excerpt“The Taylor City Council and the EDC are giving Blueprint a 50% rebate on property taxes for 10 years on each of the three phases of construction for the $1 billion project.” |
Local decisions & site
| Deciding vote | Taylor City Council approved the Employment Center Plan unanimously on July 24, 2025 [2]Source excerpt“received unanimous approval from the council on July 24” |
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| Zoning | Designated Employment Center on the future land use map [1]Source excerpt“the property in question was designated employment center in the future land use map” |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Water and power
Water
Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.
Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →
Lawsuits
| Pamela Griffin, et al. v. NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC | appealed [10] Five neighbors sued to stop commercial development on land deeded in 1999 to be held in trust as parkland; the district court dismissed the suit for lack of standing on Oct. 8, 2025, and the residents appealed. 395th District Court, Williamson County, Texas; on appeal to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals (No. 15-25-00202-CV) · filed 2025 Source excerpt“Judge Ryan Larson granted Blueprint's motion to dismiss the case, agreeing with the company that the residents lack standing in the matter.” |
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Timeline
Bonnibel Bland Cromwell and relatives convey the roughly 87-acre tract to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation [3]
Taylor City Council discusses the Blueprint data center project and incentives in executive session (no action). [1]
Taylor EDC approves agreement with BPP Projects LLC [1]
City Council authorizes a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with BPP Projects LLC [1]
Taylor EDC sells the property to the developer for $10,000,000 [1]
Planning & Zoning Commission holds public hearing on the Employment Center Plan [1]
City Council approves the Employment Center Plan [1]
Judge Ryan Larson of the 395th District Court dismisses neighbors' lawsuit over the parkland deed [10]
Appeal by residents against NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC is pending before the Fifteenth Court of Appeals [6]
City of Taylor determines a citizen petition to restrict new data centers cannot go on the ballot because, under Texas law, zoning cannot be changed by popular vote [8]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches an investigation into the land deal [9]
Issues raised
- Residents raised concerns about noise, light pollution, electromagnetic fields, water and air pollution [4]
- The Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition delivered a citizen ordinance and petition to the City Council; FOX 7 reported 14,000 signatures and CBS Austin about 1,400, and the city ruled in July 2026 that the measure could not go on the ballot [4][8]
- Residents say the land was given to be held in trust for parkland; the Attorney General says he will seek court intervention if the property is subject to a charitable trust [3][5]
Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.
Sources
- Blueprint Projects Data CenterCity of Taylor, TX · government
- Blueprint Projects gets greenlight for data center in Taylor, TexasDatacenterDynamics · Jul 28, 2025 · news
- Paxton Begins Investigation into Data Center Land DealTexas Scorecard · Sep 17, 2026 · news
- Proposed data center in Taylor draws pushback from communityFOX 7 Austin · Jun 11, 2026 · news
- Texas Family Donated Land for a Park—Now a Data Center Is Being Built on ItNewsweek · Jun 20, 2026 · news
- Pamela Griffin, et al. v. NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC (appellee's motion for extension, No. 15-25-00202-CV)CourtListener · Dec 19, 2025 · court
- Judge rules in favor of data centerTaylor Press · Oct 11, 2025 · news
- Taylor petition to restrict new data centers ruled ineligible for ballot under Texas lawCBS Austin · Jul 9, 2026 · news
- Attorney General Paxton Investigates AI Data Center Development in Taylor Over Potential Misuse of Land Conveyed Years Ago for Use as ParklandOffice of the Attorney General of Texas · Sep 17, 2026 · government
- Massive data center in Taylor will move forward, despite deed promising land would become parkKUT Radio · Oct 8, 2025 · news
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Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Blueprint Taylor Data Center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/blueprint-taylor-tx |
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| MLA | “Blueprint Taylor Data Center.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/blueprint-taylor-tx. |
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