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EC Coal Freestone County

Greenfield

Freestone, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
61.9
Good / 100

EC Coal Freestone County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Freestone, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 61.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck2270__B · 49 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,198
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Waco (ACT1)
IXP distance58.7 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage21.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance74.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactFreestone County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index62.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Corsiana
DC distance21.7 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route61.6 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

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No moratorium; fastest US interconnection (ERCOT). SB 6 adds large-load obligations above 75 MW.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 75 MW

SB 6: loads ≥75 MW accept ERCOT emergency curtailment + contribute to interconnection cost.

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
78
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk7%
59
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
98
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Freestone County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BIG BROWNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.3
EC Coal Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs61.0
RICHLAND CHAMBERS SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.4
EC FFE Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs59.6
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs58.9
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs58.8
EC Near Big BrownGreenfield3.4 yrs57.9
EC Coal Freestone CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs57.6

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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