Blueprint Data Centers Commits $160M to Georgetown Site, Tied to Taylor Expansion

Editor’s Note – Update October 12, 2025

This article was updated on October 12, 2025 to address community concerns regarding potential utility-rate impacts related to the upcoming Blueprint Data Centers project.

All new details were fact-checked using publicly available records from the City of Georgetown, Williamson County, and credible regional and industry publications.

Verification sources are listed below in the Sources (Updated October 2025) section.

Georgetown, Texas — The digital backbone of Williamson County is about to get stronger. Blueprint Data Centers, a division of Compass Datacenters, is preparing to break ground on a major new facility off Westinghouse Road, representing a $160 million investment that marks another milestone in Georgetown’s growing role in Central Texas technology infrastructure.

The project, known as Georgetown DC (Austin), will span approximately 45,000 square feet across 10 acres and is designed to deliver up to 25 megawatts of power capacity. The Georgetown City Council approved zoning and incentives for the project in September 2024, paving the way for construction to begin. The first phase is expected to be operational by late 2026, with full completion anticipated in early 2027.

Part of a Regional Infrastructure Strategy

The Georgetown facility is part of Blueprint’s broader expansion across Williamson County, which also includes a sister site in Taylor. Together, the two projects are expected to bring more than 85 megawatts of combined data capacity to Central Texas—positioning the region as one of the fastest-growing data infrastructure corridors in the state.

Blueprint has secured investment backing from Northampton Capital Partners and is operating under a 10-year, 50% property tax abatement through local economic agreements. Both developments are designed to meet surging demand for cloud services, AI workloads, and high-performance computing.

Company leaders describe their model as focusing on “time to power,” meaning that they build facilities capable of coming online quickly to meet fast-growing digital demand.

Why Georgetown?

Blueprint’s site selection reflects both geographic advantage and infrastructure readiness. Georgetown offers proximity to Austin’s tech ecosystem while maintaining reliable utilities, available land, and a business environment that welcomes high-value investment.

The project is expected to create specialized jobs in data operations, construction, and systems maintenance, along with long-term tax revenue benefits. For Georgetown, it also means a stronger foothold in the digital economy—powering everything from AI research to cloud services that underpin modern life.

Water & Power: What the Community Needs to Know

With Georgetown’s rapid population growth and ongoing drought concerns, many residents have asked where the new facility’s water and electricity will come from and whether it could strain local systems.

Water

Georgetown currently sources most of its water from the Brazos River Authority, using surface water from Lake Georgetown, Lake Belton, and Stillhouse Hollow Lake, and supplements it with limited groundwater. (City of Georgetown Water Resources)

To secure additional capacity, the City recently entered a 30-year agreement with GateHouse Water LLC to provide up to 18,500 acre-feet per year of new supply. (KVUE, Feb. 2024)
Georgetown also maintains water rights and reservation agreements with the Brazos River Authority and continues developing partnerships to access groundwater from the Carrizo–Wilcox Aquifer by 2030.

Developments like Blueprint’s data center must undergo a utility capacity review to ensure that sufficient water supply and treatment infrastructure are available without burdening existing users.

Electricity

Electricity will be provided by Georgetown Utility Systems (GUS), the city’s municipally owned utility serving more than 65,000 customers. GUS operates under long-term wholesale power contracts that balance renewable and traditional energy sources.

Industrial customers like data centers typically receive dedicated service agreements that include dual-feed connections, backup generation, and load management systems to ensure reliability without affecting the residential grid.
(City of Georgetown Electric Utility)

Blueprint will also be responsible for covering all infrastructure and operational costs related to its electrical use.

Community Questions: Will This Raise Our Utility Bills?

Since the project’s announcement, residents have voiced concerns about potential impacts on local utility rates.

According to Georgetown Utility Systems, Blueprint’s facility will operate under a commercial rate structure, distinct from residential billing. Large industrial customers negotiate custom contracts that include their full infrastructure costs, ensuring they do not draw from residential rate subsidies.
(Georgetown Electric Rate Schedule 2024)

The utility capacity review completed before the City Council’s 2024 approval confirmed that existing systems can handle the data center’s demands without new costs to ratepayers.
(Austin Business Journal, Sept. 25, 2024)

Blueprint’s 10-year, 50% property tax abatement applies only to property taxes, not to electricity or water rates. The company will pay full commercial utility rates for every kilowatt-hour and gallon consumed.
(Williamson County Commission Records, 2024)

Utility experts note that high-load commercial users can actually help stabilize costs by providing steady, predictable demand—allowing utilities to recover fixed expenses over a larger customer base.
(City of Georgetown Electric Utility Power Supply Update 2024)

At this time, there is no evidence that the Blueprint Data Centers project will increase local utility bills.

A Growing Data Corridor

With both the Georgetown and Taylor campuses moving forward, Williamson County is emerging as one of Texas’s key digital infrastructure regions. These investments reflect the area’s ability to attract advanced industry while balancing community priorities around growth, resources, and sustainability.

For more information, visit Blueprint-dc.com or CompassDatacenters.com.

Editor’s Note – Update October 10, 2025

This article was updated to include information about water and electricity sourcing, as well as to address community concerns regarding potential impacts on utility bills.

All new details are based on verified city documents, utility filings, and public records from the City of Georgetown, Williamson County, and local media.