Bennett Mountain

Brownfield

Elmore County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
62.2
Good / 100

Bennett Mountain is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Elmore County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 62.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 220 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity220 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLevel(3) Boise
IXP distance39.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance254.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity220 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNORTHWEST PIPELINE CORP MTN HOME SALES
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index68.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Kuna Data Center
DC distance37.3 mi
Nearest rail1.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.81¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$3,233

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
51
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bennett Mountain
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BENNETT MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs71.9
EVANDER ANDREWS POWER COMPLEXSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs70.9
RYEGRASS WINDFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN205044Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs69.5
COLD SPRINGS WINDFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs68.5
HAMMETT HILL WINDFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs68.3
MAINLINE WINDFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs68.0
DESERT MEADOW WINDFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs67.1

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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