Garfield County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
62.9
Good / 100

PARACHUTE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Garfield County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 62.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPARACHUTE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
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 distance104.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage16.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance222.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCOLORADO DEPT OF HWYS PARACHUTE
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index91.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterStrata Networks
DC distance104.2 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.1 mi
Nearest fiber route102.0 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%
78
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
55
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PARACHUTE
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
MIDDLE FORKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.5
WHEELERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.9
Greenfield (CRAIG - TAP203975)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.7
Greenfield (RIFLE UTE - GRAND JUNCTION)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs58.9

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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