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EC Near Ty Cooke

Greenfield

Lubbock County, Texas · SPP

DC Readiness
58.9
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Ty Cooke is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lubbock County, Texas, scoring 58.9/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 82 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckMIL_LIPAN_1 · 93 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWMinnesota large-load statute (2025): DCs pay own costs, no cross-subsidy

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth46
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAmarillo Petroleum Building
IXP distance112.3 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage83.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance289.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerThompson, Kevin Dale
Land contactLubbock County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAligned Lubbock
DC distance8.1 mi
Nearest rail5.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route56.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.54¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,673

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No statewide moratorium, but since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads ≥75 MW pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026. 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Ty Cooke compare with other sites in Lubbock County?

EC Near Ty Cooke ranks 26th of 82 scored candidate sites in Lubbock County. Its 58.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.0. It is roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (45 vs 44) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Ty Cooke to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MIL_LIPAN_1 (ERCOT), 57 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Amarillo Petroleum Building at 112.3 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Aligned Lubbock, 8.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Ty Cooke?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lubbock County "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Ty Cooke
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UNKNOWN300970Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN304516Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN306378Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN306193Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN306269Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.2
OZ LubbockGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.1
EC Near J Robert MassengaleGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN305029Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.8

EC Near Ty Cooke: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Ty Cooke?

EC Near Ty Cooke scores 58.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 26th of 82 scored sites in Lubbock County. The Lubbock County average is 58.0 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Ty Cooke?

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY INC.

What grid region is EC Near Ty Cooke in?

EC Near Ty Cooke is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Ty Cooke in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Ty Cooke?

Parcel records list the owner as Thompson, Kevin Dale (private land).

How far is EC Near Ty Cooke from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Amarillo Petroleum Building, about 112.3 miles away; 9 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Ty Cooke, Lubbock County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/lubbock-county/ec-near-ty-cooke-c8f4d356 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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