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ERCOT Batch Zero
Site-level analysis for Texas data center development in the ERCOT Batch Zero cohort — locations, load, and interconnection context.
01Site geography
25 candidate data-center sites plotted across Texas, coloured by suitability score tier and sized by their largest MW tier. Hover to preview, click to pin a site — it cross-highlights in the scorecard below.
Select a site
Hover a bubble to preview it, click to pin its full profile and cross-highlight it in the scorecard and matrix below.
02Weighted ranking
All 25 sites scored on six weighted categories. Click any column header to re-sort; click a row to select the site.
| # | Flags | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pecos (Reeves Co.) | West Texas | 88.8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 2 | Abilene (Taylor Co.) | West Texas | 88 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 3 | Amarillo (Potter/Randall Co.) | Panhandle (SPP) | 86.2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 100 | OZSPP/WECC |
| 4 | Monahans (Ward Co.) | West Texas | 84.8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 5 | Odessa (Ector Co.) | West Texas | 84.6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 6 | Rockdale (Milam Co.) | Central-East | 84 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 7 | Midland (Midland Co.) | West Texas | 82.4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 8 | Carson Co. (Panhandle) | Panhandle (SPP) | 81 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 100 | SPP/WECC |
| 9 | Lubbock (Lubbock Co.) | Panhandle/South Plains | 80.8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 10 | Granbury (Hood Co.) | West/Central | 79 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 11 | El Paso (El Paso Co.) | Far West (non-ERCOT) | 76.4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 100 | OZSPP/WECC |
| 12 | Lancaster / S. Dallas (Dallas Co.) | DFW Metroplex | 75.6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 13 | Corsicana (Navarro Co.) | Central-East | 75.4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 100 | OZERCOT |
| 14 | Wise Co. (Decatur) | DFW Metroplex | 75.4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 15 | Fort Worth (Tarrant Co.) | DFW Metroplex | 74.6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 16 | Ellis Co. (Midlothian/Ennis) | DFW Metroplex | 71.8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 17 | Denton (Denton Co.) | DFW Metroplex | 70.6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 18 | San Antonio (Bexar Co.) | Austin–San Antonio | 70.4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 19 | Taylor / Round Rock (Williamson Co.) | Austin–San Antonio | 69.4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 20 | Plano / Allen (Collin Co.) | DFW Metroplex | 69.2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 50 | ERCOT |
| 21 | Brazoria Co. (industrial) | Houston Metro | 67 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 100 | ERCOT |
| 22 | The Woodlands (Montgomery Co.) | Houston Metro | 63.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 50 | ERCOT |
| 23 | Katy (Fort Bend Co.) | Houston Metro | 63.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 50 | ERCOT |
| 24 | Round Rock / N. Austin (Travis Co.) | Austin–San Antonio | 61.8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 50 | ERCOT |
| 25 | Houston / Galleria (Harris Co.) | Houston Metro | 58.8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 50 | ERCOT |