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EC FFE Llano County

Greenfield

Llano, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.8
Good / 100

EC FFE Llano County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Llano, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 58.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckFORTMA_YELWJC1_1 · 71 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityPEDERNALES 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 IXPDataBank Austin (AUS1)
IXP distance57.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage12.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance89.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLlano County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
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 index72.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Austin (AUS1)
DC distance57.8 mi
Nearest rail3.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route105.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.68¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$3,097

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%
52
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
63
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Llano County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Thomas C FergusonGreenfield——3.4 yrs58.2
EC Near Thomas C FergusonGreenfield——3.4 yrs57.9
EC Near Thomas C FergusonGreenfield——3.4 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN303190Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.1
EC Near Thomas C FergusonGreenfield——3.4 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN309449Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN310044Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN304086Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.6

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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