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EC FFE Kleberg County

Greenfield

Kleberg County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
62.2
Good / 100

EC FFE Kleberg County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kleberg County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 62.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckSND_ORAN_1 · 64 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityNUECES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEcooperativefavorable 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 IXPForemost Corpus Christi
IXP distance30.4 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage78.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance146.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactKleberg County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
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 index68.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Corpus Christi
DC distance30.4 mi
Nearest rail11.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route229.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity24.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,396

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%
64
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
53
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Kleberg County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN300348Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.0
OZ KlebergGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.9
Ticona Polymers IncBrownfield138 kV13 MW3.4 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN307729Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN304798Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN309548Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN306944Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs53.6
Old Kleburg County HospitalIndustrial——1.7 yrs49.9

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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