EC Near Silas Ray

Greenfield

Cameron County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
53.7
Fair / 100

EC Near Silas Ray is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cameron County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 53.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPForemost Harlingen
IXP distance28.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage56.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance254.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Harlingen
DC distance28.0 mi
Nearest rail4.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.6 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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Silas Ray
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN305746Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs74.5
UNKNOWN308524Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN306206Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN303488Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.0
Aegle PowerBrownfield138 kV1,282 MW3.4 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN310195Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN310396Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN303821Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs66.5

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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