Targa Wildcat Gas Plant
8496 West State Highway 302 Kermit
Signal profile
- Power60% of score9616.1 MW est.Footprint × archetype W/m²
- Grid proximity25% of score960.2 mi to substationHIFLD / SeerAI substations 2025
- Voltage class15% of score70138 kV nearestHIFLD transmission
- Footprint10099.3 acresOSM building footprint
- Underutilization35Estimate onlyTX WARN layoff notices
- Data confidence100100% fields · enrichedField coverage
Axes marked “% of score” are the weighted components of the headline composite (92). The rest are corroborating context.
Intelligence
The Targa Wildcat Gas Plant is a strong candidate for a small data center or container-BESS deployment due to its proximity to a high-voltage substation and relatively low estimated load, indicating potential underutilization of existing power infrastructure. However, the key risk lies in the speculative nature of the site and lack of underutilization corroboration. Further investigation is needed to confirm the site's suitability.
The Targa Wildcat Gas Plant, classified as a warehouse_logistics facility, has an estimated load of 16.07 MW, which may indicate underutilization of its existing power infrastructure, given its proximity to a 138 kV substation just 0.18 miles away. This proximity to high-voltage transmission lines makes it an attractive location for container-BESS or edge data center deployments, as it could potentially tap into excess capacity. The speculative nature of the site and lack of corroboration of underutilization, however, introduce uncertainty that needs to be addressed through further assessment. The facility's history and current operations would need to be examined more closely to understand its potential for hosting such deployments.