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Cochise County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
45.9
Fair / 100

MURAL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Cochise County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 45.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMURAL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC Nogales
IXP distance63.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage29.0%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Extremely High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDirecTV DC
DC distance45.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity11.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.42¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$2,695

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
16
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MURAL
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ CochiseGreenfield5.7 yrs56.6
OZ CochiseGreenfield5.7 yrs54.7
WINCHESTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs53.0
EC FFE Cochise CountyGreenfield5.7 yrs52.5
OZ CochiseGreenfield5.7 yrs52.1
BUTTERFIELDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs51.9
APACHESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs51.1
RED TAILSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs50.3

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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