Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

US data center firm Rowan Digital Infrastructure this week announced it has broken ground on a new $700 million project in the Bell County city. The company is developing on some 700 acres along Bob White Road. At full build-out, the campus could reach 300MW. 

“This campus will help unlock the real-world benefits that AI and digital infrastructure can have on people’s lives,” said Rowan CEO Charley Daitch. “We’re honored to build infrastructure here that enables breakthroughs in modern medicine, helps address climate challenges, and improves the everyday lives of people around the world.”

“This site was chosen [for a new data center] because the existing utility and Rowan power infrastructure at the Moriah facility can serve this new project – requiring no new transmission or substation construction and enabling it to become operational much faster,” Rowan’s Temple project website says.

“Hosting a project of this scale places Temple at the forefront of technology that has the power to transform lives,” said Temple Mayor Tim Davis. “Our community is playing a crucial role in supporting infrastructure that drives innovation and advances solutions that Texans rely on every day.”