BLM Solar DLA: Los Mogotes East

Greenfield

Conejos County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
56.6
Good / 100

BLM Solar DLA: Los Mogotes East is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Conejos County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 56.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 697 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity697 MW
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 distance129.8 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage66.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance399.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Acreage4,184 ac
Parcel ownerBureau of Land Management
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former useblm_solar_dla

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index64.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJohn F. Simms Building
DC distance105.1 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline42.0 mi
Nearest fiber route69.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.72¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,984

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%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
57
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BLM Solar DLA: Los Mogotes East
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLM Solar DLA: Antonito SoutheastGreenfield2,545 MW1.7 yrs57.8
ALAMOSAFederal Excess39.3
RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FORESTFederal Excess38.9
SAN LUIS VALLEYFederal Excess38.1
SAN LUIS VALLEYFederal Excess37.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine37.9
SAN LUIS VALLEYFederal Excess37.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine34.6

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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