DataBank DFW8 — Plano, Texas

DFW8 is the second DataBank facility associated with the 8375 Dominion Parkway campus in Plano. DataBank’s current datasheet describes DFW8 as an attached expansion to DFW3 and identifies a Tier III facility with 126,000 square feet of raised floor, 40 MW of critical IT load, and 40 onsite carriers. The sheet also lists N+1 power and cooling, 120/208V and 240/415V AC power, 100% renewable energy, metro and national interconnect, cabinets and cages, managed connectivity, and HPC compatibility.

The source supports a current DataBank facility profile and service context, which is materially stronger than TYPE3’s Announced/0 MW placeholder. However, the 40 MW figure is a source-defined critical IT load, not a statement of present consumption, free capacity, or a customer-specific power commitment. DFW8 remains separate from DFW3 even though DataBank describes it as an attached expansion and both records use 8375 Dominion Parkway. The canonical content identifies the DFW8 code and the expansion relationship.

This page has high-intent value for Plano colocation, network connectivity, disaster recovery, and high-density compute research. A source-linked comparison can show the relationship between DFW3 and DFW8 while keeping their facility-level fields separate. DFW8 availability requires a dated DataBank response for the 3 relevant commercial fields: space, power, and carrier capacity. The attached-expansion relationship links the records without transferring DFW3 capacity to DFW8.