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EC Coal Delta County

Greenfield

Delta County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
57.7
Good / 100

EC Coal Delta County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Delta County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 57.7/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSTRATA Vernal Data Center
IXP distance133.8 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage97.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance241.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDelta County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index71.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterStrata Networks
DC distance133.8 mi
Nearest rail8.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.8 mi
Nearest fiber route132.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$7,364

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Delta County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
3 MW LLCBrownfield115 kV3 MW1.7 yrs59.8
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs58.7
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs58.6
OZ DeltaGreenfield1.7 yrs58.4
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs57.2
OZ DeltaGreenfield1.7 yrs55.5
HOTCHKISSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs51.4
UNKNOWN206914Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs51.4

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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