EC Near Big Brown

Greenfield

Freestone County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
54.4
Fair / 100

EC Near Big Brown is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Freestone County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 54.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance69.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage56.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance80.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Corsiana
DC distance31.8 mi
Nearest rail8.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route76.9 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%
30
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Big Brown
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Big BrownBrownfield1,987 MW68.3
BIG BROWNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs66.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN306657 - BIG BROWN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN309544Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.5
FREESTONE ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 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

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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