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EC Coal El Paso County

Greenfield

El Paso County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
63.7
Good / 100

EC Coal El Paso County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in El Paso County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 63.7/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityCITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO)municipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance1.8 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage64.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance399.9 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCOLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES LEON YOUNG SERVICE CENTER
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index91.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterT5@Colorado Springs
DC distance1.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.9 mi
Nearest fiber route18.5 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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
59
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal El Paso County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202739Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs65.2
OZ El PasoGreenfield——1.7 yrs65.0
OZ El PasoGreenfield——1.7 yrs64.7
COTTONWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.4
EC Near South Plant (CO)Greenfield——1.7 yrs64.4
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs64.0
TAP209761Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN201277Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs63.5

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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