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Travis County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
61.4
Good / 100

SEAHOLM is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Travis County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 61.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSEAHOLM
Nearest grid bottleneckSEA_AAT1 · 0 km (ERCOT)
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 depth1,198
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBESTNAP
IXP distance0.7 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage72.1%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Austin
DC distance0.4 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%
58
Speed to power20%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
95
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SEAHOLM
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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