Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery

Brownfield

Jefferson, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.9
Good / 100

Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Jefferson, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 40 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity40 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_HOUSTON
Wholesale LMP$27.40/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEquinix HO1 - Houston
IXP distance84.7 mi
Fiber providers9
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance260.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity40 MW
Retirement date2012-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMID COUNTY DIRT PIT INC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index115.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix HO1 - Houston
DC distance84.7 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,443

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
53
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
61
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
76
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KOLBSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs66.6
TAP310882Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN302879Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.7
CHINASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.2
AMELIA BULKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.1
HANKSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN304854Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.4
CHEEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.1

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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