Switch: The Rock
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
Project verification
- Announcedimplied by a later stage
- Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
- Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
- Permittingimplied by a later stage
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
- Financing
- Under constructionimplied by a later stage
- Energizationimplied by a later stage
● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.
Grid path
- →facilitySwitch: The Rock
- →substationRound Rock South Substation (138 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedNearest mapped substation, 2.59 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
- →transmissionNot identifiedUnknownUnverifiedNo transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- →utilityPedernales Electric Coop, INC[2]Service territoryLikelyRetail service territory containing the site
- Substation capacity:
- not published
- Required upgrades:
- not yet sourced
- Congestion:
- not yet sourced (no nodal price data)
Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.
Interconnection records
No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.
On-site & dedicated generation
No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.
Location & imagery
Mapped outline- Coordinates
- 30.48821, -97.67258
- County
- Williamson County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of recordNot identified
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. Operator
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot identified
Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.
All parties with evidence
- Utility
Most likely retail provider among 5 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: Bluebonnet Electric Coop, INC, Bartlett Electric Coop, INC, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, City of Bartlett - (Tx).
No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.
Power (all fields)
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
- Planned capacity
- Not yet sourced
Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.
Grid & electricity
- ISO / RTO
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- Nearest mapped substation
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
- Distance to substation
- State avg. industrial price
Texas statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Texas statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
26 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Generation queued in county
1 active generation interconnection requests in Williamson County: Gas 449 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
- Interconnection status
- Not yet sourced
- Contracted / committed power
- Not yet sourced
| Nearby infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Creek · Austin Energy | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 21.3 km | 208 MW | [6] |
| East Blackland Solar Project 1 · Duke Energy Renewables Services | Power plant (Solar) | 21.6 km | 144 MW | [6] |
| Hal C Weaver Power Plant · University of Texas at Austin | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 23.2 km | 147 MW | [6] |
| Marshall Ford · Lower Colorado River Authority | Power plant (Hydroelectric) | 25 km | 108 MW | [6] |
| Gftx Bess · Giga Texas Energy LLC | Power plant (Batteries) | 29.4 km | 125 MW | [6] |
| Sand Hill · Austin Energy | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 31.5 km | 596 MW | [6] |
| North Fork Tx · Engie North America | Power plant (Batteries) | 34.9 km | 100 MW | [6] |
| Bastrop Energy Center · Bastrop Energy Partners, LP | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 39.9 km | 575 MW | [6] |
| Round Rock South Substation · Oncor | Substation | 2.59 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Round Rock Southeast Substation · Oncor | Substation | 2.66 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Largest queued generation in this county | Fuel | Queue status | MW | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Watt Mustang PowerERCOT 27INR0606 · Big Watt Power Mustang LLC | Gas | In study · proposed 2027-09 | 449 MW | [4] |
Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.
Construction & permitting
- Announced—
- Land acquired—
- Permitting—
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.
Size
- Building footprint
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
- Floor area
- Not yet sourced
What changed (last 3 years)
Follow this facility (RSS)No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.
Timeline
No dated events sourced yet.
All claims (provenance audit)
14| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Switch: The Rockway/1493169641 name=Switch: The Rock | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Facility type | Colocation | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Operator | Switchoperator=Switch | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Utility | Pedernales Electric Coop, INCterritory 14626: PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOP, INC (COOPERATIVE, PEDERNALES ELECTRIC | [2] derived | Unverified | 2022 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | ERCOTELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | ERCO | [2] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Nearest mapped substation | Round Rock South Substation (138 kV)way/339132894 | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Distance to substation | 2.6 km | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Generation queued in county | 449 MW | [4] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-01 | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 7.07¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 8.47¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 2.3 GW | [6] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |
| Building footprint | 174,800 sq ft | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |