The site from above
Power and the grid
The plan on record is a grid connection. A serving utility is named, but no signed service agreement is on record.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Permits checklist
5 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
What happened, and what is due
- Dec. 13, 2007Site Project first appears in the public record
Since Oct. 2026: 1 satellite capture. Satellite · Oct. 2026
Owners, partners and builders
- Data Journey, operator
- Westland Bunker, operator
- BCS: selected in 2020 to provide 24/7/365 facility management for the…
Open questions
- Signed electric service agreement and delivery date.
- Whether site work has started.
18 records from 5 documents
Drawn from public and commercial datasets, news reports and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (4)
- Stated campus size: 12 MW“the new data center measures 105,000 sq ft with 12 MW of power. This addition triples the footprint of the campus bringing to a total of 143,000 sq ft of data center space”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County code: 48339“Located in Montgomery, TX, the new data center measures 105,000 sq ft with 12 MW of power”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Entergy (Entergy Texas)“Utility Provider: Entergy/Miso Grid (Rest of Texas Ercot Grid)”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Grid region: MISO“Utility Provider: Entergy/Miso Grid (Rest of Texas Ercot Grid)”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (2)
- facility acquisition: closed“Update: Data Journey acquired the Huston Bunker in 2024”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Announced: Dec. 13, 2007“A distinctive ultra-secure “data bunker” near Houston, Texas is announcing a major expansion that will eventually add 100,000 square feet of data center space”News report · Dec. 2007 · grade C
Site and other (4)
- Campus name: Data Journey: Houston Bunker (The Bunker / Westland Bunker)“Data Journey acquired the Montgomery facility, located on 58 acres outside Houston, in 2024”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site acreage: 58 acres“Data Journey acquired the Montgomery facility, located on 58 acres outside Houston, in 2024”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Street address: 550 Club Drive, Montgomery, TX 77316“550 CLUB DRIVE | MONTGOMERY, TEXAS 77316”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: OPERATING colocation and data-storage campus (IN SERVICE): a 1982 corporate nuclear fallout bunker (40,000 sq ft underground) converted to data center use, plus above-ground office/data buildings; a secon“The Bunker is a fiber-rich, carrier-neutral facility that houses critical IT applications and computing for Fortune 500 companies”News report · June 2020 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).