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Datacenter Sites in Hood County, Texas

Hood County has 38 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Hood County, Texas has 38 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 40th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 75th by average score. The top-scoring site is DECORDOVA at 67.0/100.

38
Candidate sites
56.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Hood County

Site-selection context for Hood County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.77¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
11.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$5,910
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 Hood County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Hood County ranks 40th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.4/100 ranks 75th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1017th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 16 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Hood County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (22, 58% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (9) and greenfield (7). 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 Hood County?

Industrial electricity averages 11.69¢/kWh and commercial 11.77¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 6 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 $5,910 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Hood County

Top datacenter sites in Hood County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DECORDOVASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.0
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.7
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.1
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.0
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.9
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN304298Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.1
UNKNOWN308868Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.0
UNKNOWN302261Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN303614Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN303942Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN300483Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN301561Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.5
EC FFE Hood CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN305856Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.3
EC Near DeCordova Steam Electric StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.3

Every scored site in Hood County

All 38 sites, best first.

Hood County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Hood County?

38 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 40th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Hood County?

DECORDOVA scores 67.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 38 scored sites in Hood County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Hood County 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 Hood County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Hood County?

Average industrial electricity is 11.69¢/kWh and commercial is 11.77¢/kWh in Hood County.

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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 Hood County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/hood-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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