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EC Near Webster

Greenfield

Harris County, Texas · MISO

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Webster is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Harris County, Texas, scoring 58.6/100 DC Readiness — 151st 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

Nearest grid bottleneck138_ALV_NAL_1 · 8 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_HOUSTON
Wholesale LMP$18.71/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityENTERGY TEXAS INC.investor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth24
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP3500 Garrott
IXP distance22.9 mi
Fiber providers24
Fiber coverage86.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance199.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHarris County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRice Data Center
DC distance20.8 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route48.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.11¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$9,000

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

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.

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Webster compare with other sites in Harris County?

EC Near Webster ranks 151st of 348 scored candidate sites in Harris County. Its 58.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.3. It is roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4 and about 10% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is water (62 vs 46) 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 EC Near Webster to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 138_ALV_NAL_1 (ERCOT), 5 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 3500 Garrott at 22.9 miles. 24 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Rice Data Center, 20.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Webster?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. 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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
62
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Webster
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Deer Park PlantBrownfield138 kV111 MW3.5 yrs67.7
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.4
BELLAIRESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.3
NORTH BELTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN304285Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.1
ADDICKSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.0
HILLCROFTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.9
HARRISBURGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.9

EC Near Webster: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Webster?

EC Near Webster scores 58.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 151st 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 EC Near Webster?

ENTERGY TEXAS INC. (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.

What grid region is EC Near Webster in?

EC Near Webster is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Webster in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Webster?

Parcel records list the owner as Wesley West Cattle Co Etal (private land).

How far is EC Near Webster from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 3500 Garrott, about 22.9 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, “EC Near Webster, Harris County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/harris-county/ec-near-webster-bb8c3ec0 (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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