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Aurora/Arapahoe Solar Array

Brownfield

Denver County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
65.4
Good / 100

Aurora/Arapahoe Solar Array is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Denver County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 65.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPOWHATON
Substation distance2.1 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXP365 Data Centers Aurora (CO1)
IXP distance4.2 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage80.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance99.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage5 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index118.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00916046040
DC distance1.4 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$122,408

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%
39
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
56
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
51
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Aurora/Arapahoe Solar Array
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHEROKEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs67.3
UNDERGROUND TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs65.6
EC Near ZuniGreenfield1.7 yrs65.0
OZ DenverGreenfield1.7 yrs64.9
ARAPAHOESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.7
TOWERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.7
CAPITAL HILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.6
LACOMBESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.6

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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