Pearsall

Brownfield

Pearsall, Frio, Texas · South Texas Electric Coop, Inc

Legacy capacity
66
MW

Pearsall is a natural gas plant in Pearsall, Frio, Texas, retired 2017-08-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 66 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 capacity66 MW
Retirement date2017-08-01
EIA plant ID#3630

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorSouth Texas Electric Coop, Inc
Operator address2393 County Road 1005, Pearsall, TX, 78061
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Pearsall, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Pearsall
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LYTLESubstation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.2
MOORESubstation-AdjacentTXFrio County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs66.2
TAP308064Substation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs65.4
PEARSONSubstation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.7
TAP302617Substation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.0
BIG FOOTSubstation-AdjacentTXFrio County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.9
NATALIASubstation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN310456Substation-AdjacentTXMedina County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.8

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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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