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709 Main Street

Industrial

Fremont County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
47.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

709 Main Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Fremont County, Colorado, scoring 47.1/100 DC Readiness — 40th of 66 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityWAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATIONfederal

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 distance33.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage20.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

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 distance34.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,756

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 709 Main Street compare with other sites in Fremont County?

709 Main Street ranks 40th of 66 scored candidate sites in Fremont County. Its 47.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.9. It is roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Colorado average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (75 vs 74) 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 709 Main Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs at 33.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is T5@Colorado Springs, 34 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 709 Main Street?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fremont 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%
57
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
36
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 709 Main Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST CANONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs57.1
OZ FremontGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.0
EC Coal Fremont CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.0
EC Near W N ClarkGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.3
EC Coal Fremont CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.2
EC Coal Fremont CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.2
EC Near W N ClarkGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.1
EC Near W N ClarkGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.9

709 Main Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 709 Main Street?

709 Main Street scores 47.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 40th of 66 scored sites in Fremont County. The Fremont County average is 49.9 and the Colorado average is 50.6.

Which electric utility serves 709 Main Street?

WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION (federal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is 709 Main Street in?

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

How far is 709 Main Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs, about 33.9 miles away; 5 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, “709 Main Street, Fremont County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/fremont-county/709-main-street-707b7c8f (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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