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Datacenter Sites in Bell County, Texas

Bell County has 40 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 5,503 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Bell County, Texas has 40 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 35th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 33rd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · ebe886de at 66.5/100.

40
Candidate sites
58.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
5,503 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Bell County

Site-selection context for Bell County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.72¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.66¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
15
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$4,587
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Bell County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Bell County ranks 35th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.2/100 ranks 33rd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 969th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 28 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Bell County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (25, 63% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (6) and industrial (6). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Bell County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.66¢/kWh and commercial 14.72¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 15 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $4,587 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Bell County

Top datacenter sites in Bell County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN301533Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.5
TEMPLE SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.4
TEMPLE PECAN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN307653Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN304808Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.7
KILLEENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN303124Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.2
OZ BellGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.7
Central Texas Veterans Landfill SolarBrownfield138 kV3 MW3.5 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN301580Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN301764Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN309838Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.8
TAP305252Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN301320Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN301328Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN308550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN300789Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN303923Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN308182Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN301154Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN303307Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN306554Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN309671Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN303499Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN310517Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.7

Every scored site in Bell County

All 40 sites, best first.

Bell County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Bell County?

40 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 35th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Bell County?

Substation-Adjacent site · ebe886de scores 66.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 40 scored sites in Bell County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Bell County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Bell County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bell County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Bell County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.66¢/kWh and commercial is 14.72¢/kWh in Bell County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Bell County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/bell-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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