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Datacenter Sites in Taylor County, Texas

Taylor County has 42 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 59.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,350 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Taylor County, Texas has 42 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 59.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 30th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 20th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 17301d2d at 66.4/100.

42
Candidate sites
59.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,350 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Taylor County

Site-selection context for Taylor County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.45¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,181
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

How does Taylor County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Taylor County ranks 30th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 59.3/100 ranks 20th in the state and is about 12% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 913th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 36 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Taylor County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (34, 81% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (5) and industrial (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Taylor County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.56¢/kWh and commercial 11.45¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 6 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $3,181 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Taylor County

Top datacenter sites in Taylor County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN303973Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.4
OZ TaylorGreenfield——3.5 yrs65.5
BLUFF CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.9
CENTRAL BLUFFSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN304859Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN301359Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.4
ABILENE INDUSTRIAL PARKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.3
TAP302508Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.3
ABILENE MAPLE STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN301391Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN306804Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN306043Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN306861Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN304701Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN309621Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
ABILENE ELMCREEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN301679Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN308254Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN309169Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN302050Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.2
TAP310667Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.2
ABILENE SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.2
TAP310877Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN306608Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN308480Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs59.0

Every scored site in Taylor County

All 42 sites, best first.

Taylor County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Taylor County?

42 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 59.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 30th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Taylor County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 17301d2d scores 66.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 42 scored sites in Taylor County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Taylor County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Taylor County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Taylor County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Taylor County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.56¢/kWh and commercial is 11.45¢/kWh in Taylor County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Taylor County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/taylor-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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