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Crystal Ice Plant

Industrial

Brown County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
48.6
Fair / 100

Crystal Ice Plant is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 48.6/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckFORTMA_YELWJC1_1 · 107 km (ERCOT)
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 distance109.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage61.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrosoft Stargate (Abilene)
DC distance67.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.91¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$3,221

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%
30
Speed to power20%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Crystal Ice Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Brown CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.1
UNKNOWN302989Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN308752Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN300875Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN307377Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN301343Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN301562Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN307736Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs52.4

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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