Data centers / large loads · Bexar

Microsoft SAT Campus operating-permit basis record

TCEQ’s basis document identifies the Microsoft SAT Campus at 15434 Lambda Drive in San Antonio as a data center supported by diesel-fired emergency generators and diesel storage tanks.

Last reviewed2026-07-03
ConfidencePermit watch
RegionSouth Texas
CountyBexar
CategoryData centers / large loads
StageOperating permit basis document prepared
Source count1
Record IDmicrosoft-sat-campus-2026

Project lifecycle

Signal
Public record
Review
Decision
Construction
Operating
Community impact

Current stage is based on the reviewed record and may change as new filings become public.

Record confirms

TCEQ’s basis document identifies the Microsoft SAT Campus at 15434 Lambda Drive in San Antonio as a data center supported by diesel-fired emergency generators and diesel storage tanks.

Why this matters

Backup generation and fuel storage are often the air-permit details that matter most to neighbors and first responders.

Watch next

Federal operating permit issuance, amendments, generator changes and public notices for additional buildings.

Public question

How many generators, tanks, fuel limits and monitoring conditions apply to the campus?

Possible local levers

Local review should connect air-permit conditions to fire code, emergency access, noise and utility planning.

Action window

No fixed deadline listed in reviewed source

Public-record intelligence

Confirmed directly supported by the cited recordTGW observation an evidence-based connection or interpretationUnresolved a question requiring more records

TGW Insights

  • TCEQ’s basis document identifies the Microsoft SAT Campus at 15434 Lambda Drive in San Antonio as a data center supported by diesel-fired emergency generators and diesel storage tanks.
  • Current stage: Operating permit basis document prepared. Confidence label: Permit watch.
  • The next useful evidence is likely to appear through federal operating permit issuance, amendments, generator changes and public notices for additional buildings.
Evidence boundary
This confirms a permit or application record. It does not by itself prove final approval, construction, full project scope, ownership, or every potential impact.

Community impact lens

Watch electricity demand, generation or transmission needs, water and wastewater service, road access, emergency response, tax agreements, construction workforce, noise, and the difference between capital investment and permanent employment.

Connections to follow

Electric utility and ERCOTWater and wastewater providerTCEQ air-permit recordsCity, county and school-district actions
What makes this record unusual
TCEQ’s basis document identifies the Microsoft SAT Campus at 15434 Lambda Drive in San Antonio as a data center supported by diesel-fired emergency generators and diesel storage tanks.

Questions we’re watching

  • How many generators, tanks, fuel limits and monitoring conditions apply to the campus?
  • Which of the next expected records—federal operating permit issuance, amendments, generator changes and public notices for additional buildings.—will provide the clearest confirmation or change in status?
  • What public costs, infrastructure commitments or community benefits are documented as the project advances?

Connected Texas storylines

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What changed

This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-03. Current watch status: Track.

Texas Growth Watch records material changes when new permits, agreements, hearings, lawsuits, construction milestones, operating information, or community impacts become public.

Source

TCEQ Statement of Basis — Microsoft SAT Campus

Agency permit · Good

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