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Datacenter Sites in Fayette County, Texas

Fayette County has 28 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Fayette County, Texas has 28 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 64th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 87th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 30a80bcc at 64.0/100.

28
Candidate sites
56.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Fayette County

Site-selection context for Fayette County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.53¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.19¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$5,481
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

How does Fayette County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Fayette County ranks 64th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.1/100 ranks 87th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1344th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 16 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Fayette County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (15, 54% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (11) and greenfield (1). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Fayette County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.19¢/kWh and commercial 9.53¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $5,481 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Fayette County

Top datacenter sites in Fayette County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN305669Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.0
FAYETTE PLANT #1Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.0
FAYETTEVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN307818Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.4
EC FFE Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN300587Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN302994Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN305886Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN308959Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN304757Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN309906Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN310345Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN310231Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN301176Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.3
TAP307992Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN301952Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.8
Marhil SiteIndustrial——3.5 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.5

Every scored site in Fayette County

All 28 sites, best first.

Fayette County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Fayette County?

28 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 64th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Fayette County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 30a80bcc scores 64.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 28 scored sites in Fayette County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Fayette County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Fayette County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fayette County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Fayette County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.19¢/kWh and commercial is 9.53¢/kWh in Fayette County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Fayette County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/fayette-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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