Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Bell County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

Central Texas Veterans Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Bell County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.6 mi
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$24.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance34.5 mi
Fiber providers14
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

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 datacenterDataBank Waco (ACT1)
DC distance34.5 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
34
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
65
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
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
TEMPLE PECAN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.2
KILLEENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN301533Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN307653Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.9
TEMPLE SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN309671Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN306554Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN308182Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.6

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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