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Domain Integrated Energy System

Brownfield

Austin, Travis, Texas · Austin Energy

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Domain Integrated Energy System is a natural gas plant in Austin, Travis, Texas, retired 2013-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2013-02-01
EIA plant ID#56373

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX, 78758
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Travis County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)772,007
IT / tech employment10,923
Construction employment48,736
Land value$7,127/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.24¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.97¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply122.1 MGD
Industrial water use0.8 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers18 · 72% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Domain Integrated Energy System — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Decker Creeknatural gas plant7269.3 mi—
Holly Streetnatural gas plant55810.2 mi—
Hal C Weaver Power Plantnatural gas plant187.7 mi—
GRS Sunset Farmsnatural gas plant47.3 mi—
Austin Gas Recoverynatural gas plant27.5 mi—
Grove Landfillformer landfill site—7.0 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Domain Integrated Energy System, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Domain Integrated Energy System
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DECKERSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.6
EC Near Domain Integrated Energy SystemGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs67.2
EC Near Holly StreetGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs66.3
Grove LandfillBrownfieldTXTravis138 kV—1.7 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN304304Substation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1
DESSAUSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.9
EC Near GRS Sunset FarmsGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs65.8
DUNLAPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.2

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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