Plant X

Brownfield

Lamb County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
68.0
Good / 100

Plant X is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Lamb County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 68.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 244 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity244 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_WEST
Wholesale LMP$22.10/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAmarillo Petroleum Building
IXP distance78.8 mi
Fiber providers5
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance337.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity244 MW
Retirement date2023-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE PLANT X
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index90.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAligned Lubbock
DC distance51.7 mi
Nearest rail9.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,505

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%
75
Speed to power15%
64
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
77
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Plant X
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN307714Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN307292Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs69.4
PLANT XSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs69.1
TAP302728Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN307103Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN301658Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN307292 - UNKNOWN307714)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs61.5
Greenfield (PLANT X - UNKNOWN306021)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs61.1

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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