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EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery

Greenfield

Dallas County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
63.4
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Dallas County, Texas, scoring 63.4/100 DC Readiness — 104th of 308 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 44 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥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 IXPDataBank Dallas (DFW1)
IXP distance24.0 mi
Fiber providers28
Fiber coverage86.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance23.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerMercer John Michael
Land contactDallas County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
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 datacenterGoogle
DC distance9.7 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route23.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$8,455

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 Skyline Gas Recovery compare with other sites in Dallas County?

EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery ranks 104th of 308 scored candidate sites in Dallas County. Its 63.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 61.3. It is about 12% above the Texas average of 56.4 and about 19% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (78 vs 72) 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 Skyline Gas Recovery to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 1395__A (ERCOT), 28 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Dallas (DFW1) at 24 miles. 28 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google, 9.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). 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 Dallas 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%
76
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST PLANOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.1
WEST LEVEESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.1
LIGGETTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN306290Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN300342Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.9
NORWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN301639Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.8
NORTHWEST CARROLLTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.3

EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery?

EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery scores 63.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 104th of 308 scored sites in Dallas County. The Dallas County average is 61.3 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery?

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery in?

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

Is EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery?

Parcel records list the owner as Mercer John Michael (private land).

How far is EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Dallas (DFW1), about 24 miles away; 28 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 Skyline Gas Recovery, Dallas County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/dallas-county/ec-near-skyline-gas-recovery-fd2f6fa8 (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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