Sandow No 4

Brownfield

Milam County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
63.4
Good / 100

Sandow No 4 is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Milam County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 63.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 591 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity591 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLevel(3) Austin (Kramer)
IXP distance40.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance116.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former usecoal
Existing capacity591 MW
Retirement date2018-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSANDOW STEAM ELECTRIC STATION
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index90.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Rockdale
DC distance1.1 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$4,490

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%
48
Speed to power15%
64
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sandow No 4
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN301186Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.2
Sandow No 5Brownfield1,025 MW71.2
UNKNOWN301015Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN300994Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN303730Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN306149Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN306562Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN304588Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.1

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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