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EC Near Big Brown

Greenfield

Freestone County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
53.6
Fair / 100

EC Near Big Brown is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Freestone County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 53.6/100 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 depth8
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance66.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage21.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance76.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactFreestone County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
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 distance27.9 mi
Nearest rail6.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route57.9 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.

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%
30
Speed to power15%
69
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
58
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
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 EC Near Big Brown
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs59.0
EC Coal Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs58.0
BIG BROWNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs57.0
EC FFE Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs56.7
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs56.1
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs56.0
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs55.1
RICHLAND CHAMBERS SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs54.8

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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