Cactus Pipe Yard
IndustrialHarris County, Texas · MISO
At a glance
Cactus Pipe Yard is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Harris County, Texas, scoring 52.9/100 DC Readiness — 283rd of 348 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 Cactus Pipe Yard compare with other sites in Harris County?
Cactus Pipe Yard ranks 283rd of 348 scored candidate sites in Harris County. Its 52.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.3. It is roughly in line with 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 (96 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 Cactus Pipe Yard to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is COLLE_JUPIT_1 (ERCOT), 8 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quasar Data Center at 4.6 miles. 24 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QTS Houston, 4.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Cactus Pipe Yard?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Harris 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 Harris County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Plant | Brownfield | 138 kV | 111 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.7 |
| GREENS BAYOU 345 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.4 |
| BELLAIRE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| NORTH BELT | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.2 |
| UNKNOWN304285 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.1 |
| ADDICKS | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.0 |
| HILLCROFT | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.9 |
| HARRISBURG | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.9 |
Cactus Pipe Yard: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Cactus Pipe Yard?
Cactus Pipe Yard scores 52.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 283rd of 348 scored sites in Harris County. The Harris County average is 57.3 and the Texas average is 56.4.
Which electric utility serves Cactus Pipe Yard?
ENTERGY TEXAS INC. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.
What grid region is Cactus Pipe Yard in?
Cactus Pipe Yard is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Cactus Pipe Yard from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Quasar Data Center, about 4.6 miles away; 24 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, “Cactus Pipe Yard, Harris County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/harris-county/cactus-pipe-yard-b616e382 (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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