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Datacenter Sites in Collin County, Texas

Collin County has 66 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 61.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 7,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Collin County, Texas has 66 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 61.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 20th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 5th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 88bf8a25 at 69.9/100.

66
Candidate sites
61.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
7,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Collin County

Site-selection context for Collin County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.50¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
10.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
28
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$13,066
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 Collin County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Collin County ranks 20th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 1.0% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 61.3/100 ranks 5th in the state and is about 16% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 557th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 66 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Collin County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (41, 62% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (24) and greenfield (1). 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 Collin County?

Industrial electricity averages 10.83¢/kWh and commercial 14.50¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 28 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 $13,066 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Collin County

Top datacenter sites in Collin County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN308812Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.9
ALLEN SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.9
COLLINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN309566Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.1
TAP302443Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.0
ANNASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.8
FARMERSVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.6
EC FFE Collin CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN308498Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN310513Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN308644Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN300622Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN300060Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN304961Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN300065Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN307644Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN303474Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN305896Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN305034Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.0
PLANO PARKER ROADSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN300696Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN308508Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN301196Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
LEBANONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.7
TAP307925Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.6

Every scored site in Collin County

All 66 sites, best first.

Collin County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Collin County?

66 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 61.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 20th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 88bf8a25 scores 69.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 66 scored sites in Collin County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Collin 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 Collin County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Collin County?

Average industrial electricity is 10.83¢/kWh and commercial is 14.50¢/kWh in Collin 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 Collin County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/collin-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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