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Duckwood Property

Industrial

El Paso County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

Duckwood Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in El Paso County, Colorado, scoring 52.1/100 DC Readiness — 74th of 82 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the CITY OF FOUNTAIN service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCITY OF FOUNTAINmunicipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance6.5 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage64.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactEl Paso County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterT5@Colorado Springs
DC distance6.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.26¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,688

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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How does Duckwood Property compare with other sites in El Paso County?

Duckwood Property ranks 74th of 82 scored candidate sites in El Paso County. Its 52.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.2. 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 (85 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 Duckwood Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs at 6.5 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is T5@Colorado Springs, 6.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Duckwood Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates El Paso County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
36
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Duckwood Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202739Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.1
COTTONWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.3
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.8
TAP209761Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.4
OZ El PasoGreenfield——4.3 yrs63.4
EC Near South Plant (CO)Greenfield——4.3 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN202845Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.1
OZ El PasoGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.6

Duckwood Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Duckwood Property?

Duckwood Property scores 52.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 74th of 82 scored sites in El Paso County. The El Paso County average is 57.2 and the Colorado average is 50.6.

Which electric utility serves Duckwood Property?

CITY OF FOUNTAIN (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CITY OF FOUNTAIN (CO).

What grid region is Duckwood Property in?

Duckwood Property is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Duckwood Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs, about 6.5 miles away; 15 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, “Duckwood Property, El Paso County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/el-paso-county/duckwood-property-5c125e4c (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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