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Datacenter Sites in Wise County, Texas

Wise County has 49 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Wise County, Texas has 49 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Texas average of 56.4. It ranks 26th of 234 Texas counties by number of sites and 85th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · ee350059 at 65.0/100.

49
Candidate sites
56.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Wise County

Site-selection context for Wise County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.71¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
11.11¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
10
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$6,259
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 Wise County compare with other counties in Texas?

By number of scored sites, Wise County ranks 26th of the 234 Texas counties with a county page, holding 0.7% of the state's 6,839 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.2/100 ranks 85th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 777th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 29 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Wise County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (28, 57% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (19) and greenfield (2). 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 Wise County?

Industrial electricity averages 11.11¢/kWh and commercial 11.71¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is medium-high. 10 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 $6,259 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Wise County

Top datacenter sites in Wise County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN304246Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN306223Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN300877Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.4
EC FFE Wise CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.8
DEADEND306625Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.0
UNKNOWN304944Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.7
RHOMESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN307197Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN305994Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN302982Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4
BRIARSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN309554Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN309683Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.8
TAP310664Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN300665Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN310908Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
TAP310605Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN301599Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN306835Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN300279Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN306247Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.5
TAP307914Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN309295Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN305028Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN307017Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.4

Every scored site in Wise County

All 49 sites, best first.

Wise County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Wise County?

49 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 26th-most of 234 Texas counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · ee350059 scores 65.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 49 scored sites in Wise County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Wise 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 Wise County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Wise County?

Average industrial electricity is 11.11¢/kWh and commercial is 11.71¢/kWh in Wise County.

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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 Wise County, Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/wise-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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