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OZ Hopkins

Greenfield

Hopkins County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
61.7
Good / 100

OZ Hopkins is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hopkins County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 61.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 117 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 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 IXPScaleMatrix Dallas Data Center US-South 01
IXP distance73.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage75.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance84.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHopkins County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

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 index72.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDFW11 Garland
DC distance73.2 mi
Nearest rail3.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
Nearest fiber route20.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.27¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,732

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%
69
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
30
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Hopkins
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.9
SULPHUR SPRINGS SWITCHINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.8
OZ HopkinsGreenfield——3.4 yrs61.4
OZ HopkinsGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.8
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs59.5
TAP305116Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN306575Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs55.2
SULPHUR SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs53.7

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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