Baca County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
54.6
Fair / 100

VILAS is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Baca County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 54.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVILAS
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAmarillo Petroleum Building
IXP distance154.9 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage39.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance442.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSOUTHEAST COLORADO POWER ASSN
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index64.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00476609221
DC distance148.4 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route131.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$1,682

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
14
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
58
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VILAS
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN205665Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.0
EC Coal Baca CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs55.0
OZ BacaGreenfield1.7 yrs54.0
Greenfield (VILAS - UNKNOWN205665)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.0
Greenfield (VILAS - LAMAR)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs52.4
Greenfield (VILAS - LAMAR)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs52.2
Greenfield (VILAS - LAMAR)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine39.2

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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