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Datacenter Sites in Grimes, Texas

Grimes has 23 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Grimes, Texas has 23 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 82nd of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 28th by average score. The top-scoring site is GIBBONS CREEK at 64.3/100.

23
Candidate sites
58.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,600 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 23 in Grimes

Site-selection context for Grimes

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.87¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,448
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

How does Grimes compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Grimes ranks 82nd of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.3% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.5/100 ranks 28th in the state and is about 10% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1558th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Grimes?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (16, 70% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (6) and former mine (1). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Grimes?

Industrial electricity averages 7.63¢/kWh and commercial 11.87¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $3,448 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Grimes

Top datacenter sites in Grimes
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GIBBONS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.3
SINGLETONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.8
GRIMESSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.5
TENASKA FRONTIER STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.5
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.7
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.0
OZ GrimesGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN307165Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
EC FFE Grimes CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN308800Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN304483Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN306287Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN308731Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN309131Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN304942Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.0
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN307363Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN304830Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN303433Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN305919Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN303394Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.4
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs52.1

Every scored site in Grimes

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Grimes datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Grimes?

23 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 82nd-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Grimes?

GIBBONS CREEK scores 64.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 23 scored sites in Grimes (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Grimes offer datacenter tax incentives?

Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Grimes?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Grimes as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Grimes?

Average industrial electricity is 7.63¢/kWh and commercial is 11.87¢/kWh in Grimes.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Grimes, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/grimes (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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