OZ Garfield

Greenfield

Garfield County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
49.3
Fair / 100

OZ Garfield is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Garfield County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 49.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSTRATA Vernal Data Center
IXP distance124.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage16.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance244.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBureau Of Land Management
Parcel APN239917400954
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index91.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterStrata Networks
DC distance124.3 mi
Nearest rail7.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.2 mi
Nearest fiber route120.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.39¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$3,654

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
48
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
36
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Garfield
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203894Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.7
TAP203975Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.4
RIFLE UTESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.0
STARKEY GULCHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.0
PARACHUTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.9
MIDDLE FORKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.5
WHEELERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.9
Greenfield (CRAIG - TAP203975)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.7

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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