EC Near Sandow No 4

Greenfield

Milam County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

EC Near Sandow No 4 is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Milam County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 54.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFIBERTOWN Bryan Data Center
IXP distance41.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage56.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance121.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCasas Amy
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

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 datacenterRiot Rockdale
DC distance5.8 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
Nearest fiber route90.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,490

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%
30
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Sandow No 4
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Sandow No 5Brownfield1,025 MW71.2
UNKNOWN301186Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.2
UNKNOWN301015Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN300994Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN303730Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.4
Sandow No 4Brownfield591 MW63.4
UNKNOWN306149Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN306562Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.9

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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