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EC Coal Las Animas County

Greenfield

Las Animas, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

EC Coal Las Animas County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Las Animas, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

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 distance114.6 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage1.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance453.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLas Animas County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index58.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterT5@Colorado Springs
DC distance114.7 mi
Nearest rail18.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route77.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.09¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$1,005

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
36
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
55
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Las Animas, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Las Animas County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Trinidad (CO)Greenfield1.7 yrs56.2
EC Near Trinidad (CO)Greenfield1.7 yrs55.2
OZ Las AnimasGreenfield1.7 yrs54.9
OZ Las AnimasGreenfield1.7 yrs54.0
EC Near Trinidad (CO)Greenfield1.7 yrs53.7
EC Near Trinidad (CO)Greenfield1.7 yrs53.0
OZ Las AnimasGreenfield1.7 yrs53.0
EC Near Trinidad (CO)Greenfield1.7 yrs52.9

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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