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Grove Landfill

Brownfield

Travis County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
63.0
Good / 100

Grove Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Travis County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 63.0/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationWARREN
Nearest grid bottleneckSEA_AAT1 · 4 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance0.9 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityAUSTIN ENERGYmunicipalmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth1,169
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBESTNAP
IXP distance1.8 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage72.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance74.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage10 ac
Buildable load (est.)~4–10 MWland-based
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAUSTIN NEURO DIAGNOSTICS
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index112.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBESTNAP
DC distance1.8 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.97¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$7,127

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%
48
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Grove Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DECKERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.2
EC Near Domain Integrated Energy SystemGreenfield——3.4 yrs62.0
EC Near Holly StreetGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN304304Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.6
EC Near GRS Sunset FarmsGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.3
DESSAUSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs60.3
DUNLAPSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.7
TAP305335Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs59.7

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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