Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill
IndustrialGalveston County, Texas · MISO
At a glance
Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Galveston County, Texas, scoring 49.7/100 DC Readiness — 55th of 94 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the ENTERGY TEXAS INC. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
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.
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.
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How does Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill compare with other sites in Galveston County?
Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill ranks 55th of 94 scored candidate sites in Galveston County. Its 49.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.3. 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 fiber connectivity (75 vs 71) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MDOPHR99_A (ERCOT), 7 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Netrality Houston - 1301 Fannin at 23.8 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Rice Data Center, 23.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Galveston County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Galveston County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH ROBINSON | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| EC Near Coastal Plains | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Near Coastal Plains | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Near P H Robinson | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 59.1 |
| UNKNOWN304001 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Near Coastal Plains | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.9 |
| OZ Galveston | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.8 |
| EC Near Coastal Plains | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.8 |
Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill?
Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill scores 49.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 55th of 94 scored sites in Galveston County. The Galveston County average is 52.3 and the Texas average is 56.4.
Which electric utility serves Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill?
ENTERGY TEXAS INC. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.
What grid region is Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill in?
Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Netrality Houston - 1301 Fannin, about 23.8 miles away; 9 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, “Wisconsin Street Closed Landfill, Galveston County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/galveston-county/wisconsin-street-closed-landfill-fc1886dc (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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