Greenfield (GAINES CO - TAYLOR SWITCHING)

Greenfield

Gaines, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
52.2
Fair / 100

Greenfield (GAINES CO - TAYLOR SWITCHING) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Gaines, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 52.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGAINES CO
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_WEST
Wholesale LMP$14.46/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage50.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance351.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerFroese Land Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index90.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIONIC Digital Cedarvale
DC distance88.2 mi
Nearest rail8.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route62.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,436
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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%
28
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
50
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
47
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (GAINES CO - TAYLOR SWITCHING)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SEAGRAVESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.0
ROZSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.4
TAP305192Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.0
RUSSELL POOLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.7
DOSSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.4
TAP310754Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs59.5
TAP312259Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN310151Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs59.4

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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