Big Brown

Brownfield

Freestone County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
68.3
Good / 100

Big Brown is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Freestone County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 68.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,987 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.2 mi
Available capacity1,987 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$24.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance66.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance79.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,987 MW
Retirement date2018-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBIG BROWN MINE
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index62.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Corsiana
DC distance28.8 mi
Nearest rail5.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.97¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,299

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%
74
Speed to power15%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
98
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Big Brown
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BIG BROWNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs66.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN306657 - BIG BROWN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs64.1
FREESTONE ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN309544Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN308971 - UNKNOWN306657)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN307458Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN308971 - UNKNOWN306657)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN306657 - UNKNOWN308971)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs62.9

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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