Data center campus · 500 W. University Ave., El Paso (UTEP campus), El Paso County, Texas
UTEP College of Education building data center
Proposed
as of June 24, 2025
UTEP is renovating about 4,600 sq ft on the first floor of its College of Education building to hold a university data center.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area4,568sq ft
Who is behind it
ProjectUTEP College of Education building data center
Developer and teamThe University of Texas at El Paso
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
UTEP registered a $3 million renovation with the state to fit out a first-floor data center in the education building. (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TABS), June 24, 2025; DatacenterDynamics, July 4, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Under 50 MW: an institutional server facility, IT capacity not disclosed.
- DCD reported that UTEP's existing data center, with a 1,448 sq ft server room, sits on a third floor between its Engineering and Classroom buildings.
The full record
- Status note
- Registered with TDLR on June 24, 2025 (plan review listed as complete); the filing scheduled work from July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026, but no source confirms construction started or finished.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)