Black Hawk Station

Brownfield

Hutchinson County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
59.2
Good / 100

Black Hawk Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hutchinson County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 59.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 127 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity127 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_WEST
Wholesale LMP$22.10/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAmarillo Petroleum Building
IXP distance43.3 mi
Fiber providers3
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance329.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity127 MW
Retirement date2005-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCOBLE CRUDE OIL PUMP STATION
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index101.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmarillo Petroleum Building
DC distance43.3 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.51¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,274

Incentive detail: Chapter 313/Chapter 403 property tax abatements; Texas Enterprise Fund; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
66
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
22
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk8%
62
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
78
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Black Hawk Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PRINGLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.8
TAP310855Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN301090Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.9
HERRINGSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN308960Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.9
TAP305298Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.8
BORGERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs61.8
HUTCHINSON COUNTYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs61.1

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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