Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Texas
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Texas
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near W B Tuttle | Greenfield | Bexar | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 68.1 |
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | Nueces | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 68.1 |
| EC FFE Tarrant County | Greenfield | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.7 |
| EC Coal Webb County | Greenfield | Webb County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.7 |
| OZ Tarrant | Greenfield | Tarrant | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.4 |
| EC Near Tessman Road | Greenfield | Bexar | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.4 |
| EC Near Spencer | Greenfield | Denton | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.4 |
| EC Near Mission Road | Greenfield | Bexar | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.3 |
| OZ Nueces | Greenfield | Nueces | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.2 |
| EC Near Laredo | Greenfield | Webb | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.2 |
| EC Near Domain Integrated Energy System | Greenfield | Travis | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.2 |
| OZ Tarrant | Greenfield | Tarrant | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.1 |
| EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery | Greenfield | Dallas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 67.1 |
| OZ Dallas | Greenfield | Dallas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.9 |
| EC Near Nueces Bay | Greenfield | Nueces | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.7 |
| EC Near North Lake | Greenfield | Dallas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.7 |
| EC FFE Hidalgo County | Greenfield | Hidalgo County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.5 |
| EC Near Imperial Power Plant LLC | Greenfield | Fort Bend | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.5 |
| OZ Hidalgo | Greenfield | Hidalgo | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.4 |
| EC Near Eagle Mountain | Greenfield | Tarrant | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| EC Near Holly Street | Greenfield | Travis | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| EC Near Aegle Power | Greenfield | Cameron | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Near Jack Fusco Energy Center | Greenfield | Fort Bend | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Near Skyline Gas Recovery | Greenfield | Dallas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Coal Bexar County | Greenfield | Bexar County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.0 |
How does Texas compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 1,276 sites, Texas ranks 1st of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Texas averages 56.4, the 7th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.5 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Texas?
The top 25 range from 68.1 to 66.0 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Bexar (4), Tarrant County (4), Dallas (4) and Nueces (3). By grid region, 25 are in ERCOT.
County pages: Bexar · Tarrant County · Dallas · Nueces
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 19 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 9 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.5 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 11 lie within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Texas?
GridCensus catalogs 1,276 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Texas, 7% of the national total for this type (1st of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Texas?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near W B Tuttle in Bexar ranks first at 68.1/100, followed by EC Near Nueces Bay in Nueces at 68.1.
Which Texas counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Texas are concentrated in Bexar (4), Tarrant County (4), Dallas (4) and Nueces (3).
How does Texas score for datacenters overall?
All 6,839 scored sites in Texas average 56.4/100 DC Readiness, the 7th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Texas
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
- Greenfield sites in Iowa· 634 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/texas (data as of November 12, 2026).
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