Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Texas
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Texas
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Bexar County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Bexar County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Nueces County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cameron County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Nueces County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Webb County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Webb County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Travis County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Nueces County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dallas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Hidalgo County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | McLennan County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | McLennan County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | McLennan County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | McLennan County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tarrant County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 56.4 |
How does Texas compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 935 sites, Texas ranks 6th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below 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 former mine sites in Texas?
The top 25 range from 57.8 to 56.4 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Travis County (7), Tarrant County (4), McLennan County (4) and Nueces County (3). By grid region, 25 are in ERCOT.
County pages: Travis County · Tarrant County · McLennan County · Nueces County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 18 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 5 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.5 years. None of the 5 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 10 lie within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Texas?
GridCensus catalogs 935 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Texas, 4% of the national total for this type (6th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Texas?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Bexar County ranks first at 57.8/100, followed by Mine Site in Tarrant County at 57.7.
Which Texas counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Texas are concentrated in Travis County (7), Tarrant County (4), McLennan County (4) and Nueces County (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 former mine sites and Texas
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
- Former Mine sites in New York· 611 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, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Texas”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/texas (data as of November 12, 2026).
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