Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel
IndustrialDenver County, Colorado · WECC
At a glance
Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Denver County, Colorado, scoring 54.3/100 DC Readiness — 69th of 180 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.
Site location
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How does Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel compare with other sites in Denver County?
Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel ranks 69th of 180 scored candidate sites in Denver County. Its 54.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.9. It is roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Colorado average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (96 vs 62) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CoreSite - Denver (DE1) at 1.3 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Insurance Exchange Building, 1.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Denver County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Denver County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.9 |
| UNDERGROUND TAP | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.5 |
| ARAPAHOE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| LACOMBE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| ELATI | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| TOWER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| CAPITAL HILL | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.6 |
| CLARK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.5 |
Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel?
Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel scores 54.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 69th of 180 scored sites in Denver County. The Denver County average is 56.9 and the Colorado average is 50.6.
Which electric utility serves Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel?
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY.
What grid region is Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel in?
Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CoreSite - Denver (DE1), about 1.3 miles away; 13 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Sun Valley DHA W. Colfax Parcel, Denver County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/denver-county/sun-valley-dha-w-colfax-parcel-d3164cba (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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