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DFW Gas Recovery

Brownfield

Denton County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
64.8
Good / 100

DFW Gas Recovery is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Denton County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 64.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 12 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN308488
Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 38 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage14 kV
Available capacity12 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$16.22/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPCyrusOne Dallas (Lewisville)
IXP distance2.4 mi
Fiber providers25
Fiber coverage88.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance19.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity12 MW
Retirement date2022-11-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDFW RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index104.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Dallas (Lewisville)
DC distance2.4 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.6 mi
Nearest fiber route14.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.11¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$12,287

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%
42
Speed to power20%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
95
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
63
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near DFW Gas Recovery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near SpencerGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.2
Denton Power LLCBrownfield138 kV2 MW3.4 yrs61.5
CARROLLTON FRANKFORDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.4
LEWISVILLE SWITCHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN310303Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN304847Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.4
DENTON WEST INTERCHANGESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.0
EC Near SpencerGreenfield——3.4 yrs59.6

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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