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OZ Victoria

Greenfield

Victoria, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
52.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

OZ Victoria is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Victoria, Texas, scoring 52.5/100 DC Readiness — 39th of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ERCOT grid region and the GUADALUPE VALLEY ELEC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckMAGRUD_VICTOR2_1 · 1 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

Texas note: Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more until a verification audit and a community impact review are complete; both reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026. ERCOT speed-to-power scores here were set before the pause and do not reflect it. ERCOT board update.

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.5 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 depth1,169
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPForemost Corpus Christi
IXP distance73.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage77.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance100.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactVictoria County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWILKINSON OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index89.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterForemost Corpus Christi
DC distance73.7 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
Nearest fiber route127.5 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 statewide moratorium, but since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads ≥75 MW pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026. 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does OZ Victoria compare with other sites in Victoria?

OZ Victoria ranks 39th of 43 scored candidate sites in Victoria. Its 52.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.7. It is roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Texas average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (78 vs 72) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (27 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Victoria to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MAGRUD_VICTOR2_1 (ERCOT), 1 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Corpus Christi at 73.7 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Foremost Corpus Christi, 73.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Victoria?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (WILKINSON OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Victoria "Very High".

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%
27
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Victoria
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ VictoriaGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.4
OZ VictoriaGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.0
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.8
EC Near VictoriaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.8
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.6
EC Near VictoriaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.5
EC Near Sam RayburnGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.3

OZ Victoria: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Victoria?

OZ Victoria scores 52.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 39th of 43 scored sites in Victoria. The Victoria average is 57.7 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves OZ Victoria?

GUADALUPE VALLEY ELEC COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is OZ Victoria in?

OZ Victoria is in the ERCOT region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Victoria in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Victoria?

Parcel records list the owner as Victoria Ind School Dist (private land).

How far is OZ Victoria from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Foremost Corpus Christi, about 73.7 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “OZ Victoria, Victoria, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/victoria/oz-victoria-7755c9ed (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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