BLM Solar DLA: Riverside East

Greenfield

La Paz County, Arizona · CAISO

DC Readiness
47.9
Fair / 100

BLM Solar DLA: Riverside East is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in La Paz County, Arizona, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 47.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5,000 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_SP15
Wholesale LMP$11.23/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAISO Data Center
IXP distance129.8 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance163.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Acreage214,269 ac
Parcel ownerBureau of Land Management
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former useblm_solar_dla

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index121.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAISO Data Center
DC distance129.8 mi
Nearest rail11.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
Nearest fiber route145.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity13.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$2,604

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
40
Energy cost10%
56
Water risk8%
16
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
49
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BLM Solar DLA: Riverside East
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COLORADO RIVERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN305616Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs62.1
HARCUVARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs59.9
GENESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs59.3
EAGLE EYESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs59.1
Greenfield (COLORADO RIVER - UNKNOWN305616)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs58.4
Greenfield (COLORADO RIVER - UNKNOWN305616)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs58.3
BLYTHE ENERGY INCSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs58.1

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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