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Datacenter Sites in Ward County, Texas

Ward County has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Ward County, Texas has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 54th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 139th by average score. The top-scoring site is PERMIAN BASIN 345 at 64.6/100.

32
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Ward County

Site-selection context for Ward County

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Datacenter tax incentive
—
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
1
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,747
Land price / acre
2,600
Cooling degree days
1,800
Heating degree days
65°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

How does Ward County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Ward County ranks 54th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.5% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 139th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1196th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Ward County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (21, 66% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (8) and former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Ward County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 1 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 65°F. Land is valued around $1,747 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Ward County

Top datacenter sites in Ward County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PERMIAN BASIN 345Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.6
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.1
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN301432Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.4
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.0
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.2
WINKLER CO. 6Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.6
COCHISESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN303834Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs55.8
LONE STARSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN305651Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.5
TAP305383Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.5
WICKETTSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.5
WICKETT GULFSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.4
WARD GULFSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.3
NORTHWARDSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.2
PYOTESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.1
MONOHANSSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs53.8
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.1
EC Near Permian BasinGreenfield——3.5 yrs52.9
WARD SWITCHSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.9
TAP307958Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs52.6
ROYALTYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.6

Every scored site in Ward County

All 32 sites, best first.

Ward County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Ward County?

32 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 54th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Ward County?

PERMIAN BASIN 345 scores 64.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 32 scored sites in Ward County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Ward County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Ward County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ward County as "Very High" (score 55).

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Ward County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/ward-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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