Data center profile · near Lytle, Medina County, Texas

Rowan Cinco

Data center campus developed by Rowan in Medina County, Texas, on grid power; about 240 MW of IT capacity planned.

Site work under way. Site plan granted. A utility is named, but no signed service agreement is on record. Newest record Oct. 2026.
The campus, Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 10, 2026
300 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
AEP Texas
serving utility
Grid power
440
acres in the site
OperatorRowan
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity240 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 0.3 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2026.
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 10, 2026.
Power

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

Permits checklist

1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Money

Money on record

$550M Construction financing (Phase 1 construction financing (reported as a green). News report · Feb. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. March 2025
    Permits Site plan approved by City of Lytle. News report · Aug. 2025
Construction activity

Satellite captures by quarter

Since Sept. 2025: 4 satellite captures.

Satellite
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Rowan Digital Infrastructure, developer
  • Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, owner
Power and utilities
  • AEP Texas, utility
Investors and lenders
  • Blackstone, partner
Government
  • City of Lytle / Medina County, public agency
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

29 records from 6 documents

Drawn from news reports, company statements, satellite captures and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 2Company 2Satellite 1Dataset 1
Evidence

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 (6)
  • Project status: Under construction. Ground broken August/September 2025 after unanimous local approvals in March 2025; Cinco 1 is under construction with delivery expected late 2026 (the schedule slipped from an initial
    “Cinco 1 is under construction with delivery in late 2026 and offers 300MW within American Electric Power's service area”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Quinbrook's portfolio page describes Cinco as offering '1 GW of power capacity between 2026 and 2030'; Do not sum.
    “Cinco, a 440-acre future data centre campus in Medina County, Texas offers 1GW of power capacity between 2026 and 2030”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Campus name: Rowan Cinco
    “the Cinco data center campus, a 300MW hyperscale project outside San Antonio, Texas”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 300 MW
    “the Cinco data center campus, a 300MW hyperscale project outside San Antonio, Texas”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Utility: AEP Texas (American Electric Power)
    “Located in Medina County and served by utility AEP, the 440-acre site is expected to be fully operational in 2027”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Delivery schedule has slipped: Rowan's site first said an initial 60 MW would be available in Q4 2025, then early 2026; Quinbrook now states Cinco 1 delivery in late 2026, with full operations targeted for 2027.
    “On its website, Rowan says an initial 60MW will be available in Q4 2025 - though the company has reached out to say that is now early 2026”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (5)
  • tenant lease: capacity not named MW (300 MW campus capacity leased)
    “Capacity is leased to a leading global technology company.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • pre-lease (tenant unnamed): Whole-campus capacity pre-leased; DCD reports the project is tailored to a top five US technology company
    “The $900 million project secured $550 million in construction financing and is pre-leased to a top-5 US technology company”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • construction financing: Phase 1 construction financing (reported as a green construction loan facility) 550000000 USD
    “Rowan Digital Infrastructure has raised approximately US$550 million of construction financing to support the first development phase of its 300MW data centre campus in Medina County, Texas”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • phase delivery: delivery 60 MW (initial phase)
    “On its website, Rowan says an initial 60MW will be available in Q4 2025 - though the company has reached out to say that is now early 2026.”
    News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
  • Rowan states the Cinco project is a $900 million investment (minimum phase figure as reported by DCD).
    “Rowan said the $900 million Cinco project is "tailored to the long-term needs of a top five US technology company"”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (3)
  • Edwards Aquifer Authority permit records, as tracked by the Centex Data Centers project tracker, confirm an authorized cooling-water withdrawal of 144.5 acre-feet per year for Rowan Cinco (confirmed April 2026). Tracker-
    “Edwards Aquifer Authority permit records confirm Rowan Cinco's authorized cooling water withdrawal at 144.5 acre-feet per year”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • site plan: approved
    “Lytle City Council and Medina County Commissioners' Court unanimously approved all applications for the project in March”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Announced: March 2025
    “Lytle City Council and Medina County Commissioners’ Court unanimously approved all applications for the project in March.”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
Site and other (2)
  • Site acreage: 440 acres
    “Located in Medina County and served by utility AEP, the 440-acre site is expected to be fully operational in 2027”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • County code: 48325
    “Located in Medina County and served by utility AEP, the 440-acre site is expected to be fully operational in 2027”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).