Thousand Springs

Brownfield

Gooding County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

Thousand Springs is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Gooding County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance22.1 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait2.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.9 yrs
Completion rate30%
Withdrawal rate70%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLevel(3) Boise
IXP distance88.8 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage19.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance204.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerIdaho Power Company
Parcel APN08S14E087800
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usehydro
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2017-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index65.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Kuna Data Center
DC distance87.8 mi
Nearest rail6.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route52.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$7,101

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%
23
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Thousand Springs
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN205041Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs68.0
GLENNS FERRYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN205046Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN207326Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN202548Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs65.1
TAP204839Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN202550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN207330Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs64.2

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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