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405 West Davila Street

Industrial

Frio, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

405 West Davila Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Frio, Texas, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 39 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the MEDINA ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckPOT_PEAR_1 · 3 km (ERCOT)
UtilityMEDINA ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Texas note: Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more until a verification audit and a community impact review are complete; both reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026. ERCOT speed-to-power scores here were set before the pause and do not reflect it. ERCOT board update.

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 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 depth1,169
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne San Antonio
IXP distance46.5 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage26.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrosoft SAT 82
DC distance38.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.72¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,702

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No statewide moratorium, but since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads ≥75 MW pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026. 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does 405 West Davila Street compare with other sites in Frio?

405 West Davila Street ranks 31st of 39 scored candidate sites in Frio. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.3. It is about 12% below the Texas average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (78 vs 72) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (48 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 405 West Davila Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is POT_PEAR_1 (ERCOT), 2 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne San Antonio at 46.5 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Microsoft SAT 82, 38.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 405 West Davila Street?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Frio "Very High".

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%
48
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 405 West Davila Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PEARSALLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.5
EC FFE Frio CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.9
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.8
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.6
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.3
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.2
EC Near PearsallGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.1

405 West Davila Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 405 West Davila Street?

405 West Davila Street scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 31st of 39 scored sites in Frio. The Frio average is 54.3 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves 405 West Davila Street?

MEDINA ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is 405 West Davila Street in?

405 West Davila Street is in the ERCOT region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is 405 West Davila Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne San Antonio, about 46.5 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “405 West Davila Street, Frio, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/frio/405-west-davila-street-5d2bfb23 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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