Greenfield (ORSTED - BIG HILL)

Greenfield

Schleicher County, Texas · ERCOT

DC Readiness
55.7
Good / 100

Greenfield (ORSTED - BIG HILL) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Schleicher County, Texas, interconnecting through ERCOT. It screens at 55.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationORSTED
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneERCOT_WEST
Wholesale LMP$14.46/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionERCOT
Queue depth876
Avg queue wait3.4 yrs
Recent queue wait3.1 yrs
Completion rate29%
Withdrawal rate71%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne San Antonio
IXP distance130.0 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage43.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance140.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKothmann, Cora Callene Mcgowan
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index103.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrosoft Stargate (Abilene)
DC distance121.4 mi
Nearest rail3.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route44.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.47¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.64¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,600
Heating degree days1,800
Land price / acre$1,569

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%
59
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
28
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
36
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
68
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (ORSTED - BIG HILL)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BIG HILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN300931Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN303139Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs59.6
Greenfield (BIG HILL - BAKERSFIELD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs59.4
Greenfield (BIG HILL - BAKERSFIELD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs59.2
Greenfield (BIG HILL - TWIN BUTTES)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs58.8
UNKNOWN306062Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs58.8
Greenfield (BIG HILL - ORSTED)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs58.6

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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