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EC FFE Cooke County

Greenfield

Cooke County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

EC FFE Cooke County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cooke County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 53.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 104 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$16.22/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityTEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWSB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.1 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 wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Dallas (DFW3)
IXP distance44.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage70.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance64.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerT Nemelk Haus Llc
Land contactCooke County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (55/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGLAS TEK
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index76.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterExperian McKinney Data Center
DC distance42.8 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route35.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.14¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.08¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,391

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%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
20
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

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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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