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EC FFE Lee County

Greenfield

Lee County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.3
Good / 100

EC FFE Lee County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckSEA_AAT1 · 76 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityBLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MW

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 IXPFIBERTOWN Bryan Data Center
IXP distance43.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage35.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance110.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLee County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
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 index107.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Rockdale
DC distance19.4 mi
Nearest rail6.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route82.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$5,061

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%
55
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Lee County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ LeeGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.7
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs61.1
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN302816Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN303337Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN308318Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.7 yrs53.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.7 yrs49.6
Former Boat Manufacturing FacilityIndustrial——1.7 yrs49.2

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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