EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration
GreenfieldOrange County, Texas · MISO
At a glance
EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, Texas, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 76th of 92 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
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 Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration compare with other sites in Orange County?
EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration ranks 76th of 92 scored candidate sites in Orange County. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.7. It is about 12% below 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 water (61 vs 46) and its weakest is natural hazard (20 vs 44). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MDOPHR99_A (ERCOT), 91 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix HO1 - Houston at 102.5 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 01457383500, 98.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, 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 Orange 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 Orange County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTBURG | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.7 |
| UNKNOWN308840 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.2 |
| UNKNOWN304498 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 57.2 |
| UNKNOWN301088 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.3 |
| GULFWAY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.3 |
| UNKNOWN304113 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.3 |
| UNKNOWN300914 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.3 |
| VFW PARK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.3 |
EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration?
EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 76th of 92 scored sites in Orange County. The Orange County average is 51.7 and the Texas average is 56.4.
What grid region is EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration in?
EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration?
Parcel records list the owner as ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC (private land).
How far is EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix HO1 - Houston, about 102.5 miles away; 3 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 Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration, Orange County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/orange-county/ec-near-engineered-carbons-echo-cogeneration-947808f6 (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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