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EC FFE Karnes County

Greenfield

Karnes County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
59.4
Good / 100

EC FFE Karnes County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Karnes County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 59.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckPAWNEE_SPRUCE_1 · 24 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityGUADALUPE VALLEY ELEC COOP INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 IXPLumen San Antonio 1
IXP distance50.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage57.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance52.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactKarnes County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usefossil fuel employment

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 index59.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon AWS SAT - 12807 Donop
DC distance41.8 mi
Nearest rail3.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route162.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.66¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.80¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,951

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%
44
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Karnes County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PAWNEESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.9
NORDHEIMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.4
OZ KarnesGreenfield——3.4 yrs59.0
UNKNOWN301065Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs57.1
FALLS CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN300817Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN309187Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs52.2
UNKNOWN308228Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs51.9

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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