EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station
GreenfieldPueblo County, Colorado · WECC
At a glance
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pueblo County, Colorado, scoring 53.3/100 DC Readiness — 54th of 148 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
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.
Site location
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How does EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station compare with other sites in Pueblo County?
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station ranks 54th of 148 scored candidate sites in Pueblo County. Its 53.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.0. It is roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Colorado average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (68 vs 62) and its weakest is natural hazard (60 vs 74). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs at 40.9 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00476609221, 37.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pueblo County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Pueblo County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMANCHE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.8 |
| PUEBLO | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.1 |
| EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.8 |
| BOONE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.8 |
| OZ Pueblo | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.6 |
| EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.5 |
| EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.1 |
| EC Coal Pueblo County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 58.0 |
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station?
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station scores 53.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 54th of 148 scored sites in Pueblo County. The Pueblo County average is 52.0 and the Colorado average is 50.6.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station?
WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION (federal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station in?
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station?
Parcel records list the owner as Charter Justin (private land).
How far is EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Colorado Springs, about 40.9 miles away; 8 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, “EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating Station, Pueblo County, CO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/pueblo-county/ec-near-pueblo-airport-generating-station-5c257886 (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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