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GRS Sunset Farms

Brownfield

Travis County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
62.7
Good / 100

GRS Sunset Farms is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Travis County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 62.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSPRINKLE
Nearest grid bottleneckSEA_AAT1 · 15 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance1.7 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity4 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityPEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 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 depth1,198
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPElement Critical Austin AUS1
IXP distance4.5 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage72.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance82.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usegas
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2016-04-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTARGET STORE T1953
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index112.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterElement Critical
DC distance4.5 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
Nearest fiber route121.2 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%
35
Speed to power20%
64
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near GRS Sunset Farms
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DECKERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.6
EC Near Domain Integrated Energy SystemGreenfield——3.4 yrs67.2
EC Near Holly StreetGreenfield——3.4 yrs66.3
Grove LandfillBrownfield138 kV—1.7 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN304304Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1
DESSAUSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.9
EC Near GRS Sunset FarmsGreenfield——3.4 yrs65.8
DUNLAPSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.2

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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