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Jack Fusco Energy Center

Brownfield

Thompsons, Fort Bend, Texas · Brazos Valley Energy

Legacy capacity
400
MW

Jack Fusco Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Thompsons, Fort Bend, Texas. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 400 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 capacity400 MW
EIA plant ID#55357

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address3440 Lockwood Rd., Thompsons, TX, 77481
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 — Fort Bend 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)199,316
IT / tech employment345
Construction employment13,113
Land value$4,398/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.04¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.44¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply55.9 MGD
Industrial water use1.2 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers15 · 90% 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 Jack Fusco Energy Center — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Texas Petrochemicalsnatural gas plant56027.1 mi—
Newgulf Cogennatural gas plant1322.0 mi—
Imperial Power Plant LLCnatural gas plant1210.2 mi—
Bluebonnetnatural gas plant432.2 mi—

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 Jack Fusco Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Jack Fusco Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near T H WhartonGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs68.5
BELLAIRESubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.7
FRANZSubstation-AdjacentTXFort Bend County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.6
ADDICKSSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.4
HILLCROFTSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.0
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs66.7

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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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