BLYTHE ENERGY INC

Substation-Adjacent

La Paz County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
58.1
Good / 100

BLYTHE ENERGY INC is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in La Paz County, Arizona, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 58.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBLYTHE ENERGY INC
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPStream Data Centers - Phoenix I
IXP distance134.7 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance150.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAZUSA LIGHT & POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUSDOE WAPA BLYTHE SUBSTN
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index121.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00938592711
DC distance133.6 mi
Nearest rail5.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route149.1 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%
78
Speed to power15%
30
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
40
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
49
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BLYTHE ENERGY INC
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
Greenfield (PALO VERDE - UNKNOWN305616)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs57.4

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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