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Fort Bend County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
63.8
Good / 100

O'BRIEN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Fort Bend County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 63.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationO'BRIEN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth8
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Houston (EDCHOU01)
IXP distance8.6 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage90.3%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Houston West
DC distance8.4 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.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near O'BRIEN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FRANZSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.4
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield3.4 yrs63.7
EC Near Jack Fusco Energy CenterGreenfield3.4 yrs63.4
Imperial Power Plant LLCBrownfield138 kV12 MW3.4 yrs62.8
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield3.4 yrs62.5
EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLCGreenfield3.4 yrs62.3
SMITHERSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.1
OZ Fort BendGreenfield3.4 yrs61.4

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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