Fort Bend County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.0
Good / 100

EAST BERNARD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Fort Bend County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 58.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationEAST BERNARD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPElement Critical Houston HOU1
IXP distance27.0 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage85.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance146.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerWharton County
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteELLISON CHEVROLET
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index133.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSkybox Houston One
DC distance27.0 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route54.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.04¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,398

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
33
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
39
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EAST BERNARD
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
O'BRIENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.2
PARISHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.3
TELVIEWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.7
TEXAS INSTRUMENTSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.2
FRANZSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.1
Greenfield (O'BRIEN - PARISH)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.1
QUAIL VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs66.7
CLODINESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs66.3

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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