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Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Bell County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Bell County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN301168
Nearest grid bottleneck1715__B · 8 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance2.6 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$24.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

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 IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance34.5 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage66.9%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance120.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity3 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGARLYN SHELTON CADILLAC OLDS
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index89.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1498670679
DC distance6.3 mi
Nearest rail1.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.3 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

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%
29
Speed to power20%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
68
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN301533Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.1
TEMPLE SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.0
OZ BellGreenfield——3.4 yrs63.7
TEMPLE PECAN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN307653Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN304808Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.3
KILLEENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN303124Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.7

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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