60th Avenue
IndustrialAdams County, Colorado · WECC
At a glance
60th Avenue is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Adams County, Colorado, scoring 52.5/100 DC Readiness — 71st of 94 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.
Site location
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How does 60th Avenue compare with other sites in Adams County?
60th Avenue ranks 71st of 94 scored candidate sites in Adams County. Its 52.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. It is roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Colorado average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (88 vs 62) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 60th Avenue to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Denver (DEN-1) at 3.4 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Iron Mountain Data Center - Denver (DEN-1), 3.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 60th Avenue?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Adams County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Adams County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Near Cherokee | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| IMBODEN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| GREEN VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| RMEC | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.0 |
| KEENESBURG | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
60th Avenue: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 60th Avenue?
60th Avenue scores 52.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 71st of 94 scored sites in Adams County. The Adams County average is 53.8 and the Colorado average is 50.6.
Which electric utility serves 60th Avenue?
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY.
What grid region is 60th Avenue in?
60th Avenue is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is 60th Avenue from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Denver (DEN-1), about 3.4 miles away; 13 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “60th Avenue, Adams County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/adams-county/60th-avenue-67de7ab9 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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