Compass Data Center
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
Project verification
- Announcedimplied by a later stage
- Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
- Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
- Permittingimplied by a later stage
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
- Financing
- Under constructionimplied by a later stage
- Energizationimplied by a later stage
● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Community map.
Grid path
- →facilityCompass Data Center
- →substationUnnamed substation (138 kV)[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedNearest mapped substation, 0.44 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
- →transmission138 kV line[1]Proximity onlyUnverifiedHighest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.27 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
- →utilityUnited Electric Coop Service INC - (Tx)[2]Service territoryLikelyRetail service territory containing the site
- Substation capacity:
- not published
- Required upgrades:
- not yet sourced
- Congestion:
- not yet sourced (no nodal price data)
Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.
Interconnection records
No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.
On-site & dedicated generation
No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.
Location & imagery
Mapped outline- Coordinates
- 32.53883, -96.80452
- Address
- County
- Ellis County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of recordNot identified
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. OperatorNot identified
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot identified
Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.
All parties with evidence
- Utility
Most likely retail provider among 4 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: Hilco Electric Cooperative, INC., Navarro County Elec Coop, INC, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.
Power (all fields)
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
- Planned capacity
- Not yet sourced
Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.
Grid & electricity
- ISO / RTO
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- Nearest mapped substation
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
- Distance to substation
- Highest-voltage line nearby
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- State avg. industrial price
Texas statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Texas statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
32 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Generation queued in county
26 active generation interconnection requests in Ellis County: Storage 3,278 MW, Solar 1,641 MW, Gas 898 MW, Other 50 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
- Interconnection status
- Not yet sourced
- Contracted / committed power
- Not yet sourced
| Nearby infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 kV line | Transmission line | 0.27 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Mountain Creek · Mountain Creek Power, LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 23.9 km | 808 MW | [6] |
| Midlothian Energy Facility · Midlothian Energy LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 26.3 km | 1.62 GW | [6] |
| Ennis Power Company LLC · Ennis Power Company LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 27.2 km | 360 MW | [6] |
| Lily Solar Hybrid · Lily Solar, LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 35.2 km | 196 MW | [6] |
| Forney Energy Center · LaFrontera Holdings LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 38 km | 1.77 GW | [6] |
| Lake Hubbard · Luminant Generation Company LLC | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 40.9 km | 915 MW | [6] |
| Handley · Constellation Power, Inc | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 44.2 km | 1.25 GW | [6] |
| Bpl Files Solar · BPL Files Solar LLC | Power plant (Solar) | 46.7 km | 145 MW | [6] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 0.44 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 0.49 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 0.51 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 0.88 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 0.92 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Unnamed substation | Substation | 1.39 km | 138 kV | [1] |
| Largest queued generation in this county | Fuel | Queue status | MW | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickstart Energy Storage VIERCOT 29INR0218 · Kickstart Infrastructure LLC | Storage | In study · proposed 2029-12 | 1.03 GW | [4] |
| Kickstart Energy Storage VERCOT 29INR0217 · Kickstart Infrastructure LLC | Storage | In study · proposed 2029-12 | 999 MW | [4] |
| Victory Ellis – GasERCOT 29INR0264 · Victory Ellis, LLC | Gas | In study · proposed 2030-09 | 466 MW | [4] |
| Victory Ellis–BESSERCOT 28INR0529 · Victory Ellis, LLC | Storage | In study · proposed 2030-09 | 453 MW | [4] |
| Two Step SolarERCOT 29INR0196 · Two Step Solar, LLC | Solar | In study · proposed 2029-09 | 402 MW | [4] |
| Digital Ranch GasERCOT 28INR0100 · MCV 1 LLC | Gas | In study · proposed 2027-12 | 378 MW | [4] |
Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.
Construction & permitting
- Announced—
- Land acquired—
- Permitting—
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
- $43.4M[7]Comparable-assessment model · Sep 29, 2026$1037/sq ft × 41,811 sq ft (n=8 comps)
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
Size
- Building footprint
Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.
- Floor area
- Not yet sourced
What changed (last 3 years)
Follow this facility (RSS)No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.
Timeline
No dated events sourced yet.
All claims (provenance audit)
15| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Compass Data Centerway/850965775 name=Compass Data Center | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Status | Operating | [1] derived | Unverified | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Address | 300 Houston School Road, Red Oak, TX | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Utility | United Electric Coop Service INC - (Tx)territory 19490: UNITED ELECTRIC COOP SERVICE INC - (TX) (COOPERATIVE, UNITED EL | [2] derived | Unverified | 2022 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | ERCOTELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | ERCO | [2] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Nearest mapped substation | Unnamed substation (138 kV)way/1318653352 | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Distance to substation | 0.4 km | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Highest-voltage line nearby | 138 kV | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-28 | Shown |
| Generation queued in county | 5.87 GW | [4] derived | Confirmed | 2026-09-01 | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 7.07¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 8.47¢/kWh | [5] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 7.34 GW | [6] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |
| Building footprint | 41,800 sq ft | [1] derived | Likely | 2026-09-27 | Shown |
| Model estimate of property value | $43.4M | [7] estimated | Speculative | 2026-09-29 | Shown |