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Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547

Former Mine

Pecos County, Texas · WECC

DC Readiness
46.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Pecos County, Texas, scoring 46.5/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 30 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckPALOUS_WOLFCA1_1 · 47 km (ERCOT)
UtilityTEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWSB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

Speed to power

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 regionWECC
Queue depth1,169
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage16.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: SandAndGravel; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterIONIC Digital Cedarvale
DC distance56.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.84¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,178

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 Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 compare with other sites in Pecos County?

Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 ranks 26th of 30 scored candidate sites in Pecos County. Its 46.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.0. It is about 18% below the Texas average of 56.4 and about 13% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (45 vs 44) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (49 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is PALOUS_WOLFCA1_1 (ERCOT), 29 miles away. 2 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IONIC Digital Cedarvale, 56.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pecos County "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%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
49
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 Pecos County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTHERN NATURALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.0
BAKERSFIELDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN308319Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.7
TOMBSTONESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.7
16TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.7
FORT STOCKTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.4
WOODWARD-TAP2ASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs52.4
WOODWARD-1Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs52.3

Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547?

Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 scores 46.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 30 scored sites in Pecos County. The Pecos County average is 50.0 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547?

TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PNM RESOURCES INC.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 in?

Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

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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, “Former Mine site at 31.219, -102.547, Pecos County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/pecos-county/mine-site-29e86c51 (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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