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EC Near Aegle Power

Greenfield

Cameron County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.2
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Aegle Power is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cameron County, Texas, scoring 58.2/100 DC Readiness — 52nd of 75 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the MAGIC VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckHAINE__LA_PAL1_1 · 14 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityMAGIC VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP INCcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MW

Speed to power

Texas note: Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more until a verification audit and a community impact review are complete; both reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026. ERCOT speed-to-power scores here were set before the pause and do not reflect it. ERCOT board update.

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,169
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPForemost Harlingen
IXP distance10.2 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage75.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance229.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerQuintana Arthur
Land contactCameron County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AO (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Harlingen
DC distance10.2 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,268

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No statewide moratorium, but since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads ≥75 MW pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026. 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Aegle Power compare with other sites in Cameron County?

EC Near Aegle Power ranks 52nd of 75 scored candidate sites in Cameron County. Its 58.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.5. It is roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (85 vs 71) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Aegle Power to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is HAINE__LA_PAL1_1 (ERCOT), 9 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Harlingen at 10.2 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Foremost Harlingen, 10.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Aegle Power?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AO, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cameron County "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
78
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
30
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Aegle Power
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Aegle PowerBrownfield138 kV1,282 MW3.5 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN305746Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.6
EC Near Aegle PowerGreenfield——3.5 yrs66.2
OZ CameronGreenfield——3.5 yrs65.7
OZ CameronGreenfield——3.5 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN306206Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
HARLINGEN SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN308524Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7

EC Near Aegle Power: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Aegle Power?

EC Near Aegle Power scores 58.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 52nd of 75 scored sites in Cameron County. The Cameron County average is 59.5 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Aegle Power?

MAGIC VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Aegle Power in?

EC Near Aegle Power is in the ERCOT region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Aegle Power in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AO, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Aegle Power?

Parcel records list the owner as Quintana Arthur (private land).

How far is EC Near Aegle Power from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Harlingen, about 10.2 miles away; 12 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Aegle Power, Cameron County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/cameron-county/ec-near-aegle-power-674fd62b (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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