West Texas AI Data Center Growth & Infrastructure
West Texas is emerging as a significant data-center growth region as developers search for scalable land, power and infrastructure outside the most constrained established markets. CBRE specifically identifies West Texas as an emerging North American data-center market.
Why West Texas is attracting attention
AI and hyperscale projects require enormous power and connectivity capacity. As established markets face grid, entitlement and land constraints, new development is moving toward regions where large sites and infrastructure can be assembled at scale.
What businesses should evaluate
- Carrier presence and fiber diversity
- Long-haul connectivity to major network hubs
- Lead times for new circuits and construction
- Network and security architecture for supporting offices and operations
- Multi-location connectivity between remote sites and corporate systems
- Technology-vendor ownership and escalation paths
CompFlorida's role is technology-side planning and coordination. Power procurement, utility engineering and investment underwriting remain outside our direct scope.
Source: CBRE Global Data Center Trends 2026.