Odessa Bank Building
IndustrialEctor County, Texas · SPP
At a glance
Odessa Bank Building is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Ector County, Texas, scoring 48.7/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 28 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
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.
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.
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How does Odessa Bank Building compare with other sites in Ector County?
Odessa Bank Building ranks 28th of 28 scored candidate sites in Ector County. Its 48.7/100 is about 13% below the county average of 55.7. It is about 14% below the Texas average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (45 vs 44) 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 Odessa Bank Building to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is PALOUS_WOLFCA1_1 (ERCOT), 60 miles away. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 1536086684, 67.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Odessa Bank Building?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ector County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Ector County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS SWITCHYARD | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN306186 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN310183 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| ODESSA | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN300550 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.4 |
| UNKNOWN305503 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.7 |
| UNKNOWN304328 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.4 |
| UNKNOWN304950 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 55.9 |
Odessa Bank Building: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Odessa Bank Building?
Odessa Bank Building scores 48.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 28 scored sites in Ector County. The Ector County average is 55.7 and the Texas average is 56.4.
Which electric utility serves Odessa Bank Building?
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY INC.
What grid region is Odessa Bank Building in?
Odessa Bank Building is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
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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, “Odessa Bank Building, Ector County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/ector-county/odessa-bank-building-c35f31ba (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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