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EC Near Victoria

Greenfield

Victoria, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.0
Good / 100

EC Near Victoria is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Victoria, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 58.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckMAGRUD_VICTOR2_1 · 6 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$13.45/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityGUADALUPE VALLEY ELEC COOP INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 IXPForemost Corpus Christi
IXP distance69.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage77.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance101.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerVulcan Lands Inc
Land contactVictoria County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Corpus Christi
DC distance69.6 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.0 mi
Nearest fiber route131.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$3,797

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%
30
Speed to power20%
78
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
62
Natural hazard6%
30
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Victoria
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ VictoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs62.4
OZ VictoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs62.0
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield3.4 yrs61.8
EC Near VictoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs60.8
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield3.4 yrs60.7
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield3.4 yrs60.6
EC Near VictoriaGreenfield3.4 yrs60.5
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield3.4 yrs60.3

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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