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Mine Site

Former Mine

Bee County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
47.6
Fair / 100

Mine Site is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Bee County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 47.6/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckPAWNEE_SPRUCE_1 · 18 km (ERCOT)
UtilityKARNES ELECTRIC COOP INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,198
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPForemost Corpus Christi
IXP distance64.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage49.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Nonmetal; Status: Temporarily Idled
Cleanup statusTemporarily Idled

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon AWS SAT - 12807 Donop
DC distance55.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,674

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No moratorium; fastest US interconnection (ERCOT). SB 6 adds large-load obligations above 75 MW.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 75 MW

SB 6: loads ≥75 MW accept ERCOT emergency curtailment + contribute to interconnection cost.

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Bee County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Mine Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Bee CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs61.0
OZ BeeGreenfield——3.4 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN302929Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.5
UNKNOWN306344Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN306672Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.7 yrs47.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN308717 - TULETA SUBSTAT)Greenfield138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs47.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN308717 - TULETA SUBSTAT)Greenfield138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs44.7

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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