EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration

Greenfield

Orange County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
49.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 49.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPEquinix HO1 - Houston
IXP distance103.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage56.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance262.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1457383500
DC distance102.4 mi
Nearest rail4.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.3 mi
Nearest fiber route105.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$3,994
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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%
63
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
58
Natural hazard8%
20
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HARTBURGSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.4 yrs68.9
HELBIGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.6
GULFWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN304113Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN304373Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN306832Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN306340Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN301088Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs64.2

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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