EC FFE Karnes County

Greenfield

Karnes County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

EC FFE Karnes County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Karnes County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 55.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
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 coverage57.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance52.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWitte Herbert R Etal
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
44
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
60
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Karnes County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN309262Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.7
HELENASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.5
KENEDYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN301065Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs64.7
FALLS CITYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.5
PAWNEESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs62.5
Greenfield (SAN MIGUEL - PAWNEE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs62.4
Greenfield (PAWNEE - UNKNOWN307020)Greenfield345 kV600 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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