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Datacenter Sites in Nolan County, Texas

Nolan County has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 6,694 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Nolan County, Texas has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 33rd of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 40th by average score. The top-scoring site is TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant at 71.2/100.

41
Candidate sites
57.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
6,694 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Nolan County

Site-selection context for Nolan County

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.85¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.14¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,581
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 Nolan County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Nolan County ranks 33rd of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 57.7/100 ranks 40th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 949th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. One site scores 70 or higher and 28 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Nolan County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (19, 46% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (12) and former mine (9). 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 Nolan County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.14¢/kWh and commercial 12.85¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 4 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 $1,581 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Nolan County

Top datacenter sites in Nolan County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantBrownfield—344 MW3.5 yrs71.2
SWEETWATER EASTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN309410Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN301908Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN308564Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN304972Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN306111Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN302145Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.5
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.3
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.2
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.0
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.1
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.1
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.1
EC Near TXU Sweetwater Generating PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN301804Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.8
UNKNOWN307244Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.8
Greenfield (SWEETWATER EAST - TONKAWA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN305869Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN306106Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN300464Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN302833Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.8
TAP310891Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN308637Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN307494Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.8

Every scored site in Nolan County

All 41 sites, best first.

Nolan County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Nolan County?

41 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 57.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 33rd-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

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

TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant scores 71.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 41 scored sites in Nolan County (a brownfield site).

Does Nolan 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 Nolan County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Nolan County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.14¢/kWh and commercial is 12.85¢/kWh in Nolan 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 Nolan County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/nolan-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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