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Holly Park Subdivision

Industrial

Adams County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
53.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Holly Park Subdivision is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Adams County, Colorado, scoring 53.2/100 DC Readiness — 28th 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

UtilityPUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADOinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSungard AS Thornton
IXP distance2.9 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage56.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSungard AS Thornton
DC distance2.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,918

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Holly Park Subdivision compare with other sites in Adams County?

Holly Park Subdivision ranks 28th of 94 scored candidate sites in Adams County. Its 53.2/100 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 (87 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 Holly Park Subdivision to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Sungard AS Thornton at 2.9 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Sungard AS Thornton, 2.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Holly Park Subdivision?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
87
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
36
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Holly Park Subdivision
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Adams CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.4
EC Near CherokeeGreenfield——3.5 yrs63.1
EC Coal Adams CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.9
EC Coal Adams CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.7
IMBODENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs62.0
GREEN VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.8
RMECSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.0
KEENESBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.9

Holly Park Subdivision: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Holly Park Subdivision?

Holly Park Subdivision scores 53.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th 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 Holly Park Subdivision?

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 Holly Park Subdivision in?

Holly Park Subdivision is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Holly Park Subdivision from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Sungard AS Thornton, about 2.9 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, “Holly Park Subdivision, Adams County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/adams-county/holly-park-subdivision-765ccb4c (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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