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Bend of the River

Industrial

Bell County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
49.7
Fair / 100

Bend of the River is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Bell County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 49.7/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth8
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance38.9 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage66.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1498670679
DC distance8.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.72¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,587

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bend of the River
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ BellGreenfield3.4 yrs60.9
Central Texas Veterans Landfill SolarBrownfield138 kV3 MW1.7 yrs59.9
TEMPLE SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs58.8
UNKNOWN301533Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs58.8
TEMPLE PECAN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN307653Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN304808Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs57.2
KILLEENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs57.2

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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