Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array

Brownfield

Boulder County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
67.2
Good / 100

Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Boulder County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 67.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBLDR-1919
IXP distance1.4 mi
Fiber providers15
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance80.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage4 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBOULDER RADIATOR
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index96.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBLDR-1919
DC distance1.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.85¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.12¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$18,310

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%
48
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
33
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
35
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GUNBARRELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.8
BOULDERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
UNKNOWN206534Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
BOYDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.3
ROGERS ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.1
GOLDEN PONDS TAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs64.3
Boulder Canyon HydroBrownfield20 MW64.0
UNKNOWN203862Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.5

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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