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Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.

Brownfield

Brazoria County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.9
Good / 100

Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc. is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Brazoria County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN303529
Nearest grid bottleneck138_ALV_NAL_1 · 20 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance0.1 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_HOUSTON
Wholesale LMP$27.40/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityTEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWSB 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 IXP3500 Garrott
IXP distance35.2 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage72.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance198.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2005-06-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePHILLIPS PIPE LINE CHOCOLATE BAYOU STATION
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index120.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRice Data Center
DC distance31.1 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.07¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.04¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$5,440

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%
45
Speed to power20%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk7%
62
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Freeport EnergyBrownfield138 kV776 MW3.4 yrs69.9
OASISSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.7
MEADOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.6
OZ BrazoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs63.3
OZ BrazoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs62.7
DOW VELASCOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.9
CAVERNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN307821Substation-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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