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Raft River Geothermal Power Plant

Brownfield

Cassia County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
61.0
Good / 100

Raft River Geothermal Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Cassia County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 61.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 18 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP206454
Substation distance0.1 mi
Substation voltage46 kV
Available capacity18 MW
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait2.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.9 yrs
Completion rate30%
Withdrawal rate70%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLowest Host/Empire Technology
IXP distance116.6 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage70.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance120.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerU S Geothermal Inc
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Parcel APNRP15S26E237350
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity18 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteRAFT RIVER GEOTHERMAL PROJECT
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index68.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFamily History Center
DC distance107.4 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline26.2 mi
Nearest fiber route66.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$4,486

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

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%
42
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
49
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
16
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Raft River Geothermal Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HEYBURNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
TAP203510Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
IDAHOMESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
UNITYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
TAP203511Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
UNKNOWN205048Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
BRIDGESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0
CANALSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW6.9 yrs52.0

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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