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Datacenter Sites in Howard County, Texas

Howard County has 26 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,350 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Howard County, Texas has 26 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 71st of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 109th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 26118b1c at 63.6/100.

26
Candidate sites
55.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,350 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Howard County

Site-selection context for Howard County

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.99¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,426
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 Howard County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Howard County ranks 71st of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.3/100 ranks 109th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1422nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 14 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Howard County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (14, 54% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (9) and greenfield (3). 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 Howard County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.97¢/kWh and commercial 12.99¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 3 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 $1,426 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Howard County

Top datacenter sites in Howard County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN301484Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN300682Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN308253Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN307631Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.8
OZ HowardGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN303007Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN304604Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN310180Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN310170Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
TAP310670Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN310082Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN300186Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN304435Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN306490Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN304291Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN300703 - None)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.2
Greenfield (None - None)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs50.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs50.4

Every scored site in Howard County

All 26 sites, best first.

Howard County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Howard County?

26 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 71st-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 26118b1c scores 63.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 26 scored sites in Howard County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Howard 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 Howard County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Howard County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.97¢/kWh and commercial is 12.99¢/kWh in Howard 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 Howard County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/howard-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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