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Turbine

Brownfield

El Paso County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
67.0
Good / 100

Turbine is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in El Paso County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 67.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 121 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN304667
Substation distance1.3 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity121 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_WEST
Wholesale LMP$22.10/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityEL PASO ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,198
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC El Paso
IXP distance9.7 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage58.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance346.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity121 MW

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 index71.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMDC
DC distance9.7 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.77¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,912

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%
51
Speed to power20%
61
Fiber connectivity12%
84
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Turbine
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.4 yrs67.6
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.4 yrs67.5
PICANTESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.8
CALIENTESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.7
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.4 yrs64.1
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.4 yrs63.4
NEWMANSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.2
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.4 yrs63.1

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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