EC Near Nueces Bay
GreenfieldNueces County, Texas · ERCOT
At a glance
EC Near Nueces Bay is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nueces County, Texas, scoring 53.7/100 DC Readiness — 84th of 85 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the SAN PATRICIO ELECTRIC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Texas note: Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more until a verification audit and a community impact review are complete; both reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026. ERCOT speed-to-power scores here were set before the pause and do not reflect it. ERCOT board update.
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
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.
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.
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How does EC Near Nueces Bay compare with other sites in Nueces County?
EC Near Nueces Bay ranks 84th of 85 scored candidate sites in Nueces County. Its 53.7/100 is about 11% below the county average of 60.3. It is roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (78 vs 72) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (46 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Nueces Bay to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is SND_ORAN_1 (ERCOT), 37 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Corpus Christi at 8.3 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Foremost Corpus Christi, 8.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Nueces Bay?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Nueces County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Nueces County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 68.1 |
| UNKNOWN308606 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.8 |
| UNKNOWN303215 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.6 |
| OZ Nueces | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.2 |
| UNKNOWN300262 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.7 |
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.7 |
| OZ Nueces | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.5 |
EC Near Nueces Bay: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Nueces Bay?
EC Near Nueces Bay scores 53.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 84th of 85 scored sites in Nueces County. The Nueces County average is 60.3 and the Texas average is 56.4.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Nueces Bay?
SAN PATRICIO ELECTRIC COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Nueces Bay in?
EC Near Nueces Bay is in the ERCOT region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Nueces Bay in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Nueces Bay?
Parcel records list the owner as AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY (private land).
How far is EC Near Nueces Bay from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Corpus Christi, about 8.3 miles away; 13 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 Nueces Bay, Nueces County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/nueces-county/ec-near-nueces-bay-e2917036 (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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