Skybox Datacenters Backs Governor Greg Abbott’s Push for Responsible, Transparent Data Center Growth in Texas

As a Texas-based developer, Skybox supports stronger transparency on power and water use, protections for ratepayers, and closer partnership with communities

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, August 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As a Texas-based data center developer, owner, and operator with projects rooted in Texas communities, Skybox Datacenters supports Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to strengthen transparency and accountability across the state’s data center sector, including his directive for a comprehensive audit of power use, water use, and community impacts for projects seeking to connect to the Texas grid.

“Texas built the most competitive energy market in the country and keeping it that way means growing digital infrastructure the right way by improving grid availability and reliability, protecting ratepayers, and being a good partner to the communities we build in,” said Rob Morris, CEO and co-founder of Skybox Datacenters. “We are a Texas company building in Texas communities, and we’ve operated successfully and collaboratively with our community partners for over a decade. We welcome clear standards that safeguard water and power resources and hold every developer to the same expectations. We look forward to continuing to work with the Governor, state regulators, utilities, and local leaders to support growth that strengthens Texas for the long term.”

Founded in Texas in 2014 and headquartered in Dallas, Skybox is ranked among the top 10 data center developers in North America and has spent more than a decade building and operating facilities in communities across the country. Skybox approaches every project as a long-term member of the community it serves, grounded in a commitment to responsible development, resource efficiency, and local partnership. Skybox is committed to:

● Protecting ratepayers. Skybox supports the Ratepayer Protection Pledge and structures its projects so the cost of powering its facilities does not land on local households and businesses.
● Leading with transparency. Skybox supports full disclosure of power and water use and welcomes the verification standards the state is putting in place for the industry.
● Conserving water with closed-loop cooling. Skybox has used closed loop cooling since 2015 and exclusively in all projects since 2020, designing its facilities to recirculate water instead of continuously drawing from local supplies and building for high power efficiency across its portfolio.
● Being a good neighbor. Skybox plans for noise, light, and land use so its facilities fit the character of the communities that host them.
● Investing locally. Skybox partners with the organizations, schools, and civic institutions in the communities where it operates.

Governor Abbott’s call for a comprehensive audit of data center projects reflects the scale of investment moving into Texas and the importance of planning for the infrastructure, resource, and community considerations that come with it. Skybox shares that priority. The company looks forward to working alongside state and local leaders, ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, utility partners, and community stakeholders to support responsible growth that reinforces Texas’s leadership in the digital economy. Skybox’s goal is to be a developer that listens, invests in local priorities, and earns its place in every community it enters.

To learn more about Skybox’s approach to the communities where it builds, visit: skyboxdatacenters.com/community-impact

About Skybox Datacenters
Skybox Datacenters is a national data center developer, owner, and operator headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With a customer-centric approach, Skybox delivers purpose-built, mission-critical facilities for speculative, campus, powered shell, turn-key, and build-to-suit projects through active development and operations teams across the United States. For more information, visit skyboxdatacenters.com.

Katie McJunkin
Skybox Datacenters
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