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Westside Landfill Gas Recovery

Brownfield

Tarrant County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
60.5
Good / 100

Westside Landfill Gas Recovery is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Tarrant County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 60.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN306159
Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 87 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance3.7 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$16.22/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
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

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.1 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 wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAlpheus Fort Worth (307 W 7th St)
IXP distance12.1 mi
Fiber providers24
Fiber coverage86.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance43.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2017-10-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRANS AMERICAN VAN SERVICE INC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index108.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Fort Worth
DC distance12.2 mi
Nearest rail3.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.6 mi
Nearest fiber route0.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$6,750

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

No moratorium; fastest US interconnection (ERCOT). 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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
39
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Westside Landfill Gas Recovery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EAGLE MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.7
Village Creek Water Reclamation FacilityBrownfield138 kV1 MW3.4 yrs63.7
EC FFE Tarrant CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.3
ROANOKESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.2
OZ TarrantGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.0
OZ TarrantGreenfield——3.4 yrs61.7
EC Near Eagle MountainGreenfield——3.4 yrs61.2
ALLIANCESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.9

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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