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Datacenter Sites in Kaufman County, Texas

Kaufman County has 24 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 59.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,350 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Kaufman County, Texas has 24 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 59.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 77th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 23rd by average score. The top-scoring site is TRI-CORNER at 66.3/100.

24
Candidate sites
59.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,350 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 24 in Kaufman County

Site-selection context for Kaufman County

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Datacenter tax incentive
—
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
14
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$5,522
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 Kaufman County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Kaufman County ranks 77th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 59.1/100 ranks 23rd in the state and is about 12% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1511th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Kaufman County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (17, 71% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (5) and former mine (2). 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 Kaufman County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 14 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 $5,522 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Kaufman County

Top datacenter sites in Kaufman County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRI-CORNERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.3
OZ KaufmanGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN306597Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs62.3
EC FFE Kaufman CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.1
OZ KaufmanGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.4
OZ KaufmanGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN310211Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN303426Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.9
CRANDALLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN300137Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN309059Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN300096Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.5
COMBINE (KCEC)Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN304729Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.3
OZ KaufmanGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN310371Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN310176Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN309924Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN302146Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN301410Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN309123Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN308794Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs53.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs51.8

Every scored site in Kaufman County

All 24 sites, best first.

Kaufman County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kaufman County?

24 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 59.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 77th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

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

TRI-CORNER scores 66.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 24 scored sites in Kaufman County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Kaufman 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 Kaufman County?

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

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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 Kaufman County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/kaufman-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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