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Datacenter Sites in Medina County, Texas

Medina County has 33 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Medina County, Texas has 33 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 51st of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 50th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC FFE Medina County at 63.5/100.

33
Candidate sites
57.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Medina County

Site-selection context for Medina County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.10¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,805
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

How does Medina County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Medina County ranks 51st of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.5% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 57.3/100 ranks 50th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1166th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Medina County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (19, 58% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (11) and greenfield (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Medina County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.01¢/kWh and commercial 10.10¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $3,805 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Medina County

Top datacenter sites in Medina County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Medina CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.5
OZ MedinaGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.8
CASTROVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.2
LYTLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.8
CASTROVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.7
PEARSONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
TAP307847Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
OZ MedinaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.3
MEDINA LAKESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.8
HONDOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
SECOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
HONDO CREEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN310456Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
BADERSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs58.3
LYTLESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs58.2
TAP308064Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs58.2
NATALIASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs57.8
DEVINESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.7
DEVINESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.6
HONDOSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.5
TAP302617Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.4
D'HANISSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs54.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs54.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs54.3

Every scored site in Medina County

All 33 sites, best first.

Medina County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Medina County?

33 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 51st-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Medina County?

EC FFE Medina County scores 63.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 33 scored sites in Medina County (a greenfield site).

Does Medina County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Medina County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Medina County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Medina County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.01¢/kWh and commercial is 10.10¢/kWh in Medina County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Medina County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/medina-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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