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EC Coal Wilbarger County

Greenfield

Wilbarger, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
58.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Wilbarger County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wilbarger, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 58.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck6830__B · 91 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
UtilitySOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWMinnesota large-load statute (2025): DCs pay own costs, no cross-subsidy

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 IXPRACK59 Data Center
IXP distance131.7 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage88.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance167.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWilbarger County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal plant

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score25/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 747985149
DC distance41.8 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route34.2 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$2,155

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%
81
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
25
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Wilbarger County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN303024Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN300376Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.1
OZ WilbargerGreenfield——3.4 yrs60.1
OZ WilbargerGreenfield——3.4 yrs58.1
EC Coal Wilbarger CountyGreenfield——3.4 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN306042Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN306567Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN309709Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.1

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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