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EC Coal Pitkin County

Greenfield

Pitkin County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

EC Coal Pitkin County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pitkin County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 54.7/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityHOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSN, INCcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 IXPColoradoColo - Lakewood (LKWD)
IXP distance104.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage2.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance284.2 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index161.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterColoradoColo - Lakewood (LKWD)
DC distance104.8 mi
Nearest rail10.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.6 mi
Nearest fiber route115.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.84¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$16,058

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%
40
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
57
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
16
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Pitkin County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BASALTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs57.1
HOPKINSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs56.8
EC Coal Pitkin CountyGreenfield——1.7 yrs54.3
CRYSTALSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.7
CARBONDALESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.7
UNKNOWN203776Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.6
GISSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.2
ASPENSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.1

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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