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EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas Plant

Greenfield

Wood County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
54.0
Fair / 100

EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wood County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 54.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneck1395__A · 143 km (ERCOT)
LMP zoneERCOT_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$18.75/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
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 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 IXPDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
IXP distance80.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage85.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance98.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWood County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
DC distance80.5 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route18.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.94¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$5,395

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%
29
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk7%
59
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ WoodGreenfield3.4 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN307813Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.5
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs61.4
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs60.7
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs60.0
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs59.9
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs59.8
EC Near ExxonMobil Hawkins Gas PlantGreenfield3.4 yrs59.4

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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