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Datacenter Sites in Chambers County, Texas

Chambers County has 63 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 7,260 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Chambers County, Texas has 63 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 21st of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 127th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · d52a014f at 64.5/100.

63
Candidate sites
54.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
7,260 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Chambers County

Site-selection context for Chambers County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.60¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
8
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,315
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Chambers County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Chambers County ranks 21st of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.7/100 ranks 127th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 584th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 39 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Chambers County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (40, 63% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (20) and brownfield (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Chambers County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.87¢/kWh and commercial 9.60¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 8 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $3,315 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Chambers County

Top datacenter sites in Chambers County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN310907Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.5
ExxonMobil Baytown RefineryBrownfield138 kV54 MW3.5 yrs62.4
CLEAR LAKE POWERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN303628Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN306477Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN300676Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
CHAMBERSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
EC Near Cedar BayouGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.7
EC Near Enterprise Products OperatingGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9
BaytownBrownfield138 kV5 MW3.5 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN307576Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.6
EC Near Enterprise Products OperatingGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.2
EC Near Enterprise Products OperatingGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN307324Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN308460Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN304720Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
TAP305124Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN306343Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN308362Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
LA PORTESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN301286Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
BAYWAYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN301360Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN300597Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN304241Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.7

Every scored site in Chambers County

All 63 sites, best first.

Chambers County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Chambers County?

63 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 21st-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Chambers County?

Substation-Adjacent site · d52a014f scores 64.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 63 scored sites in Chambers County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Chambers County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Chambers County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Chambers County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Chambers County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.87¢/kWh and commercial is 9.60¢/kWh in Chambers County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Chambers County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/chambers-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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