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Fort Wolters Criminal Justice

Industrial

Parker, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
50.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

Fort Wolters Criminal Justice is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Parker, Texas, scoring 50.9/100 DC Readiness — 33rd of 36 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck6830__B · 88 km (ERCOT)
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

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.

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,169
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAlpheus Fort Worth (307 W 7th St)
IXP distance42.5 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage50.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMARA Data Center
DC distance39.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$6,899

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

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.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 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.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Fort Wolters Criminal Justice compare with other sites in Parker?

Fort Wolters Criminal Justice ranks 33rd of 36 scored candidate sites in Parker. Its 50.9/100 is about 11% below the county average of 57.4. 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 power availability (30 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Fort Wolters Criminal Justice to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 6830__B (ERCOT), 55 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Alpheus Fort Worth (307 W 7th St) at 42.5 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is MARA Data Center, 39.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Fort Wolters Criminal Justice?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Parker "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
78
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Fort Wolters Criminal Justice
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN306159Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.7
PARKERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN304939Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN301910Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.8
EC Near Westside Landfill Gas RecoveryGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.4
EC Near Westside Landfill Gas RecoveryGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.0
EC Near Westside Landfill Gas RecoveryGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Westside Landfill Gas RecoveryGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.5

Fort Wolters Criminal Justice: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Fort Wolters Criminal Justice?

Fort Wolters Criminal Justice scores 50.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 33rd of 36 scored sites in Parker. The Parker average is 57.4 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves Fort Wolters Criminal Justice?

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Fort Wolters Criminal Justice in?

Fort Wolters Criminal Justice is in the ERCOT region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Fort Wolters Criminal Justice from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Alpheus Fort Worth (307 W 7th St), about 42.5 miles away; 10 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, “Fort Wolters Criminal Justice, Parker, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/parker/fort-wolters-criminal-justice-587c9581 (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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