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EC FFE Wichita County

Greenfield

Wichita County, Texas · SPP

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC FFE Wichita County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wichita County, Texas, scoring 54.5/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 42 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck6830__B · 69 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
UtilityONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWERCOT connect-and-manage + SB 6 large-load provisions (≥75 MW)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth46
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Fort Worth (FTW1)
IXP distance108.2 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage84.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance138.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerIowa Park City Of
Land contactWichita County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index76.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00747985149
DC distance10.5 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route29.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$2,084

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC FFE Wichita County compare with other sites in Wichita County?

EC FFE Wichita County ranks 36th of 42 scored candidate sites in Wichita County. Its 54.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.6. 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 water (65 vs 46) and its weakest is natural hazard (20 vs 44). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC FFE Wichita County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 6830__B (ERCOT), 43 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QTS Fort Worth (FTW1) at 108.2 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00747985149, 10.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC FFE Wichita County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wichita County "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%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
20
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Wichita County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN309695Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN300545Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.9
OZ WichitaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.9
OZ WichitaGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Works 4Greenfield——3.5 yrs60.2
UNKNOWN308189Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.1
EC Near Works 4Greenfield——3.5 yrs60.0
EC Near Works 4Greenfield——3.5 yrs59.9

EC FFE Wichita County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC FFE Wichita County?

EC FFE Wichita County scores 54.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th of 42 scored sites in Wichita County. The Wichita County average is 57.6 and the Texas average is 56.4.

Which electric utility serves EC FFE Wichita County?

ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC FFE Wichita County in?

EC FFE Wichita County is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC FFE Wichita County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC FFE Wichita County?

Parcel records list the owner as Iowa Park City Of (private land).

How far is EC FFE Wichita County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is QTS Fort Worth (FTW1), about 108.2 miles away; 9 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, “EC FFE Wichita County, Wichita County, TX”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/wichita-county/ec-ffe-wichita-county-1b6aa930 (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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