Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West

Brownfield

Nueces County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
63.7
Good / 100

Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Nueces County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 63.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 8 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.5 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity8 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPForemost Corpus Christi
IXP distance5.4 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage78.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance126.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerValero Refining Co
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2006-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteVALERO REFINING CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLANT
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index103.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Corpus Christi
DC distance5.4 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route200.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.20¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,963

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%
37
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
63
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN308606Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.8
UNKNOWN301889Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN307024Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN308627Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN309418Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN300664Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN301598Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN306227Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.6

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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