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EC Near Coastal Plains

Greenfield

Galveston County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.7
Good / 100

EC Near Coastal Plains is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Galveston County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 58.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneERCOT_HOUSTON
Wholesale LMP$18.71/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXP3500 Garrott
IXP distance30.7 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage72.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance203.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTjh Ranch Lp
Land contactGalveston County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCWS LLP PLATING SERVICES
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRice Data Center
DC distance28.3 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route55.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$15,245

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%
70
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Coastal Plains
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Coastal PlainsGreenfield3.4 yrs60.1
PH ROBINSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.0
OZ GalvestonGreenfield3.4 yrs59.9
EC Near P H RobinsonGreenfield3.4 yrs59.8
EC Near Coastal PlainsGreenfield3.4 yrs58.4
EC Near Power Station 3Greenfield3.4 yrs57.7
Coastal PlainsBrownfield138 kV7 MW3.4 yrs57.3
EC Near P H RobinsonGreenfield3.4 yrs57.1

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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