The overview
Taylor City Council approved an economic development agreement with the company Aug. 8, granting BPP Projects a 10-year, 50% tax rebate for each phase of construction on the data center, according to a news release.
The construction, which is set to begin in July 2025, will be done in three phases and built on 52 acres owned by the Taylor EDC in east Taylor.
BPP Projects will also receive a 50% rebate of the local use tax collected on materials used during the construction.
Over the next 10 years, the project is expected to see over $1 billion in capital spending due to the replacement schedule of servers and other equipment needed for the center. As part of the agreement, the company has also agreed to create a minimum of five jobs.
Quote of note
“We are proud to partner with BPP Projects to advance our high-tech industries in the city of Taylor,” Taylor Mayor Dwayne Arriola said. “Locating a data center within the city will further diversify our tax base and promote the location of businesses to Taylor who rely on data center access.”
What else?
The announcement follows a string of agreements to bring data centers to the region.
Companies Switch and Sabey Data Centers have committed to spending $250 million and $190 million, respectively, in Round Rock. Skybox Datacenters is also expected to invest $548 million in Pflugerville and $10 billion in Hutto.
The influx of new data center development in Central Texas comes as more businesses lean into artificial intelligence technologies, leading to a rise in the demand for cloud storage, according to previous Community Impact reporting. The Austin-based BPP Projects also focuses on data centers catered to high-performance AI infrastructure.
