EC Coal Bent County

Greenfield

Bent County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
47.2
Fair / 100

EC Coal Bent County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bent County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 47.2/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance109.3 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage46.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance446.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSOUTHEAST COLORADO POWER ASSN
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index102.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00476609221
DC distance98.0 mi
Nearest rail7.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline19.3 mi
Nearest fiber route86.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.00¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$1,087
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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%
30
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
16
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
36
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
38
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Bent County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN201396Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.8
Greenfield (TAP208102 - TAP208106)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN203934 - TAP204019)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.2
Greenfield (TAP208102 - TAP208106)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN203934 - TAP204019)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.1
Greenfield (TAP208102 - TAP208106)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.0
Greenfield (TAP208102 - TAP208106)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs52.9
Greenfield (TAP208102 - TAP208106)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs51.9

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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