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Datacenter Sites in Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County has 61 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 61.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 5,812 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Fort Bend County, Texas has 61 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 61.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 22nd of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 4th by average score. The top-scoring site is O'BRIEN at 68.2/100.

61
Candidate sites
61.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
5,812 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Fort Bend County

Site-selection context for Fort Bend County

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.04¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.44¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
15
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$4,398
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 Fort Bend County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Fort Bend County ranks 22nd of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 61.4/100 ranks 4th in the state and is about 16% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 610th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 58 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Fort Bend County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (38, 62% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (16) and former mine (5). 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 Fort Bend County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.44¢/kWh and commercial 12.04¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 15 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 $4,398 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Fort Bend County

Top datacenter sites in Fort Bend County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
O'BRIENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.2
SMITHERSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.7
W.A. PARISH (138KV)Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.7
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield——3.5 yrs66.5
EC Near Jack Fusco Energy CenterGreenfield——3.5 yrs66.2
FRANZSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.1
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield——3.5 yrs65.5
OZ Fort BendGreenfield——3.5 yrs64.6
Imperial Power Plant LLCBrownfield138 kV12 MW3.5 yrs64.3
EC Near Jack Fusco Energy CenterGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.8
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.1
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.1
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN306934Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.8
MISSOURI CITYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.6
STAFFORDSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN307386Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.6
DEWALTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.5
QUAIL VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.4
TELVIEWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN302894Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.3
FLEWELLENSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.3
EC Near Jack Fusco Energy CenterGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.3
TAP310546Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.1

Every scored site in Fort Bend County

All 61 sites, best first.

Fort Bend County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Fort Bend County?

61 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 61.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 22nd-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Fort Bend County?

O'BRIEN scores 68.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 61 scored sites in Fort Bend County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Fort Bend County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.44¢/kWh and commercial is 12.04¢/kWh in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/fort-bend-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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