ERCOT Datacenter Sites
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERCOT is the standalone Texas grid. Its connect-and-manage interconnection model offers the fastest path to energization in the country, fueling explosive datacenter and crypto load growth.
6,817
Candidate sites
50.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
573.5k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
2.0 yrs
Avg queue wait
Member states
By site type
- Substation-Adjacent3,626
- Greenfield1,262
- Industrial963
- Former Mine935
- Brownfield31
Average sub-score profile
Power availability
45.7
Speed-to-power
38.8
Fiber
71.4
Water
45.9
Hazard resilience
44.3
Top 25 datacenter sites in ERCOT
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegle Power | Brownfield | TX | Cameron County | 138 kV | 1,282 MW | 3.4 yrs | 67.3 |
| TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant | Brownfield | TX | Nolan County | — | 344 MW | 3.4 yrs | 67.0 |
| Deer Park Plant | Brownfield | TX | Harris County | 138 kV | 111 MW | 3.4 yrs | 66.5 |
| Freeport Energy | Brownfield | TX | Brazoria County | 138 kV | 776 MW | 3.4 yrs | 65.8 |
| DFW Gas Recovery | Brownfield | TX | Denton County | 14 kV | 12 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.8 |
| Pinecrest Energy Center | Brownfield | TX | Angelina County | 138 kV | 753 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.5 |
| DECKER | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Travis County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 64.2 |
| CALAVERAS 345 SWITCHYARD | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Bexar County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 64.2 |
| GREENS BAYOU 345 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Harris County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 64.0 |
| EAGLE MOUNTAIN | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Tarrant County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.7 |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Brownfield | TX | Tarrant County | 138 kV | 1 MW | 3.4 yrs | 63.7 |
| Turbine | Brownfield | TX | El Paso | 115 kV | 121 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.7 |
| EC Near T H Wharton | Greenfield | TX | Harris | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 63.1 |
| UNKNOWN304285 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Harris County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.1 |
| Grove Landfill | Brownfield | TX | Travis | 138 kV | — | 1.7 yrs | 63.0 |
| LAKE CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.0 |
| UNKNOWN300985 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Near W B Tuttle | Greenfield | TX | Bexar | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Near T H Wharton | Greenfield | TX | Harris | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | TX | Nueces | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Harris | Greenfield | TX | Harris | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.4 |
| EC Coal Webb County | Greenfield | TX | Webb County | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC FFE Tarrant County | Greenfield | TX | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.3 |
| NORTH BELT | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Harris County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 62.2 |
| OZ El Paso | Greenfield | TX | El Paso | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 62.2 |
ERCOT FAQ
- What is ERCOT?
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) ERCOT is the standalone Texas grid. Its connect-and-manage interconnection model offers the fastest path to energization in the country, fueling explosive datacenter and crypto load growth.
- How many datacenter sites are in the ERCOT region?
- GridCensus catalogs 6,817 scored datacenter candidate sites in ERCOT, averaging 50.3/100 DC Readiness.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in ERCOT?
- Candidate sites in ERCOT average a 2.0 yrs queue wait with an average queue depth of 1,234 projects.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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