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EC Coal Grimes County

Greenfield

Grimes, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.8
Good / 100

EC Coal Grimes County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Grimes, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckCOLLE_JUPIT_1 · 131 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityENTERGY TEXAS INC.investor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.1 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 depth1,198
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCrosspoint Data College Station
IXP distance23.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage86.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance153.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactGrimes County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index90.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCrosspoint Data College Station
DC distance23.6 mi
Nearest rail4.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.4 mi
Nearest fiber route31.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$3,448

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No moratorium; fastest US interconnection (ERCOT). 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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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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%
77
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
51
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Grimes County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GIBBONS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.8
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs65.6
SINGLETONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.2
TENASKA FRONTIER STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.0
EC Coal Grimes CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs63.9
GRIMESSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.9
OZ GrimesGreenfield3.4 yrs63.6
EC FFE Grimes CountyGreenfield3.4 yrs62.5

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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