How many datacenter sites are in Texas?

GridCensus catalogs 6,839 scored datacenter candidate sites in Texas, with an average DC Readiness score of 55.6/100.

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Texas?

Candidate sites in Texas average a 2.0 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 1,188 projects.

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Texas?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common category in Texas (3,635 sites), and most sites fall within the ERCOT grid region.

Datacenter Sites in Texas

Texas has 6,839 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.6/100 DC Readiness. Substation-Adjacent parcels lead the inventory (3,635 sites). Most sites interconnect through ERCOT.The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 585.3k MW and average a 2.0 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

6,839

Candidate sites

55.6/100

Avg DC Readiness

585.3k MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

2.0 yrs

Avg queue wait

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Top 25 in Texas

By site type

By grid region

ERCOT
6,778
SPP
37
CAISO
14
WECC
6
MISO
4

Average sub-score profile

How Texas's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability

45.8

Speed-to-power

67.6

Fiber

71.3

Water

45.8

Hazard resilience

44.2

Top 25 datacenter sites in Texas

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Texas
Site	Type	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
Aegle Power	Brownfield	Cameron County	138 kV	1,282 MW	3.4 yrs	71.4
TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant	Brownfield	Nolan County	—	344 MW	3.4 yrs	71.2
Deer Park Plant	Brownfield	Harris County	138 kV	111 MW	3.4 yrs	70.1
Freeport Energy	Brownfield	Brazoria County	138 kV	776 MW	3.4 yrs	69.9
Pinecrest Energy Center	Brownfield	Angelina County	138 kV	753 MW	3.4 yrs	68.7
DECKER	Substation-Adjacent	Travis County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	68.6
CALAVERAS 345 SWITCHYARD	Substation-Adjacent	Bexar County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	68.5
EC Near T H Wharton	Greenfield	Harris	—	—	3.4 yrs	68.5
GREENS BAYOU 345	Substation-Adjacent	Harris County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	68.3
DFW Gas Recovery	Brownfield	Denton County	14 kV	12 MW	3.4 yrs	68.2
EAGLE MOUNTAIN	Substation-Adjacent	Tarrant County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	68.1
EC Near W B Tuttle	Greenfield	Bexar	—	—	3.4 yrs	68.1
EC Near Nueces Bay	Greenfield	Nueces	—	—	3.4 yrs	68.1
EC Near T H Wharton	Greenfield	Harris	—	—	3.4 yrs	67.9
OZ Harris	Greenfield	Harris	—	—	3.4 yrs	67.8
EC Coal Webb County	Greenfield	Webb County	—	—	3.4 yrs	67.7
NORTH BELT	Substation-Adjacent	Harris County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.7
ROANOKE	Substation-Adjacent	Tarrant County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.7
WEST PLANO	Substation-Adjacent	Dallas County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.7
EC FFE Tarrant County	Greenfield	Tarrant County	—	—	3.4 yrs	67.7
BELLAIRE	Substation-Adjacent	Harris County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.7
OZ El Paso	Greenfield	El Paso	—	—	3.4 yrs	67.6
UNKNOWN306290	Substation-Adjacent	Dallas County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.6
LIGGETT	Substation-Adjacent	Dallas County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.6
FRANZ	Substation-Adjacent	Fort Bend County	345 kV	600 MW	1.7 yrs	67.6

Counties in Texas

234 counties with five or more scored sites.

Harris County348 · 58.9 Dallas County308 · 58.9 Tarrant County289 · 57.1 Travis County203 · 57.5 El Paso County172 · 55.3 Bexar County166 · 59.7 Galveston County94 · 54.2 Orange County92 · 53.6 Jefferson86 · 52.3 Hidalgo County85 · 58.3 Nueces County85 · 58.7 McLennan County84 · 58.0 Denton County83 · 58.9 Lubbock County82 · 58.2 Williamson County78 · 55.0 Brazoria County77 · 56.8 Cameron County75 · 57.8 Montgomery74 · 59.4 Hunt County71 · 52.7 Collin County66 · 59.0 Chambers County63 · 56.8 Fort Bend County61 · 60.0 Gregg56 · 54.8 Webb County55 · 58.0 Bowie County52 · 52.8 Wise County49 · 53.8 Brazos County48 · 58.5 Johnson48 · 56.9 Victoria43 · 56.6 Ellis County42 · 57.2 Taylor County42 · 56.9 Wichita County42 · 57.8 Harrison41 · 56.1 Nolan County41 · 55.9 Bell County40 · 55.9 Frio39 · 52.7 Liberty County39 · 54.3 Robertson County39 · 57.7 Yoakum County39 · 52.9 Hood County38 · 54.4 Rockwall County38 · 60.3 Gaines37 · 53.9 Potter County37 · 59.0 Rusk County37 · 56.9 Milam36 · 56.5 Parker36 · 55.3 Grayson County35 · 54.7 Guadalupe County35 · 57.9 Hockley County35 · 55.9 Tom Green County35 · 54.0 Comal County33 · 57.5 Medina County33 · 55.1 Midland County33 · 53.4 Lamb County32 · 57.5 Mitchell County32 · 57.2 Titus County32 · 56.4 Ward County32 · 53.2 Wood County32 · 55.4 Hale County31 · 54.3 Wharton31 · 56.1 Hutchinson County30 · 56.4 Pecos County30 · 50.6 Upton County30 · 51.1 Ector County28 · 55.6 Fayette County28 · 53.7 Limestone County28 · 49.9 Starr County28 · 56.0 Nacogdoches27 · 55.3 San Patricio County27 · 56.5 Smith County27 · 55.7 Hays County26 · 56.5 Howard County26 · 53.0 Randall County26 · 59.4 San Saba County26 · 49.8 Scurry County26 · 55.4 Navarro County25 · 53.8 Angelina County24 · 58.0 Freestone24 · 55.6 Kaufman County24 · 57.2 Llano24 · 51.7 Runnels County24 · 49.6 Burnet County23 · 52.3 Grimes23 · 60.6 Bastrop County22 · 54.5 Karnes County22 · 52.0 Morris22 · 57.2 Winkler County22 · 51.6 Cooke County21 · 55.4 Floyd County21 · 49.6 Gillespie County21 · 48.3 Maverick County21 · 51.7 Moore County21 · 56.1 Coryell County20 · 53.3 Henderson County20 · 54.7 Hill County20 · 53.0 Jones County20 · 52.1 Palo Pinto County20 · 52.2 Somervell County20 · 54.3 Anderson County19 · 56.3 Atascosa County19 · 55.0 Montague County19 · 52.4 Colorado County18 · 51.8 Kendall County18 · 54.2 Matagorda County18 · 54.0 Polk County18 · 56.1 Uvalde County18 · 51.6 Eastland County17 · 51.2 Gonzales County17 · 55.2 Hardin County17 · 54.4 Hopkins County17 · 55.7 Kerr County17 · 50.6 Terry County17 · 55.0 Van Zandt County17 · 54.3 Wilbarger17 · 56.5 Carson County16 · 58.5 Cherokee County16 · 55.1 Coke County16 · 51.4 Franklin County16 · 54.6 Lynn County16 · 55.3 Bosque County15 · 54.3 Calhoun County15 · 54.7 Crane County15 · 50.8 Fannin County15 · 56.3 Glasscock County15 · 50.4 Gray County15 · 55.2 Washington County15 · 55.2 Duval County14 · 51.5 La Salle County14 · 50.2 Live Oak County14 · 50.9 Loving County14 · 49.9 Marion County14 · 56.2 Martin County14 · 54.0 Parmer County14 · 53.8 Rains County14 · 54.4 Waller County14 · 59.4 Young County14 · 52.7 Andrews County13 · 51.4 Camp County13 · 55.2 Cass County13 · 55.1 Deaf Smith County13 · 53.8 Jasper County13 · 55.2 Lamar County13 · 55.2 Leon County13 · 55.7 Reeves County13 · 54.6 Swisher County13 · 54.1 Willacy County13 · 60.0 Wilson County13 · 58.2 Erath County12 · 55.1 Falls County12 · 52.4 Jackson County12 · 53.9 Kleberg County12 · 55.5 Lampasas County12 · 51.3 Ochiltree County12 · 54.1 Red River12 · 55.0 Sabine County12 · 51.4 Upshur County12 · 54.3 Brown County11 · 53.8 Caldwell County11 · 56.0 Culberson County11 · 49.7 Hamilton County11 · 49.4 Houston County11 · 53.9 Oldham County11 · 51.5 Reagan County11 · 51.1 Schleicher County11 · 51.2 Aransas County10 · 54.5 Austin County10 · 55.0 Borden County10 · 54.4 Castro County10 · 56.8 Clay County10 · 57.9 DeWitt County10 · 52.0 Garza County10 · 53.5 Lee County10 · 55.6 Panola County10 · 53.0 Shackelford County10 · 50.5 Shelby County10 · 55.7 Stephens County10 · 49.9 Trinity10 · 54.6 Zavala County10 · 51.3 Bailey County9 · 52.8 Bee County9 · 51.5 Blanco County9 · 52.6 Cochran County9 · 52.9 Comanche County9 · 53.7 Crockett County9 · 50.1 Crosby County9 · 55.6 Jack County9 · 54.5 Kimble County9 · 48.8 Kinney County9 · 55.7 Mason County9 · 49.8 San Jacinto County9 · 57.2 Tyler County9 · 55.8 Wheeler County9 · 48.4 Zapata County9 · 51.0 Archer County8 · 55.8 Coleman County8 · 54.8 Dawson County8 · 55.1 Fisher County8 · 50.8 Jim Hogg County8 · 54.1 Jim Wells County8 · 54.8 McCulloch County8 · 51.5 San Augustine County8 · 52.6 Sterling County8 · 52.6 Walker County8 · 56.4 Bandera County7 · 54.1 Brewster County7 · 48.6 Dallam County7 · 53.5 Dickens County7 · 52.7 Dimmit County7 · 50.1 Hansford County7 · 55.9 Haskell County7 · 52.3 McMullen County7 · 50.9 Madison County7 · 58.1 Presidio County7 · 51.9 Val Verde County7 · 51.5 Childress County6 · 56.5 Concho County6 · 49.9 Hemphill County6 · 51.8 Hudspeth County6 · 48.1 Irion County6 · 50.5 Jeff Davis County6 · 53.0 Knox County6 · 53.4 Lavaca County6 · 55.6 Mills County6 · 51.9 Newton County6 · 57.3 Refugio County6 · 54.3 Sutton County6 · 51.1 Burleson County5 · 54.3 Callahan County5 · 53.9 Cottle County5 · 56.1 Delta County5 · 56.0 Donley County5 · 53.9 Hardeman County5 · 52.9 Kenedy County5 · 56.5 Sherman County5 · 54.4

Texas datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Texas?: GridCensus catalogs 6,839 scored datacenter candidate sites in Texas, with an average DC Readiness score of 55.6/100.
What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Texas?: Candidate sites in Texas average a 2.0 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 1,188 projects.
What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Texas?: Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common category in Texas (3,635 sites), and most sites fall within the ERCOT grid region.

Dataset updated September 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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