Owyhee County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
63.1
Good / 100

TAP204865 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Owyhee County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 63.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP204865
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 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 distance44.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage41.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance258.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerIdaho Power Company
Parcel APNRP05S04E337200
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteIDAHO POWER CO C J STRIKE POWER PLANT
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index60.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Kuna Data Center
DC distance38.7 mi
Nearest rail9.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.3 mi
Nearest fiber route40.1 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$2,025

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%
58
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
55
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
60
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP204865
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRAND VIEW PV SOLAR ONESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN202542Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs63.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN204866 - TAP207266)Greenfield115 kV100 MW2.0 yrs59.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202542 - TAP204865)Greenfield138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs57.4
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess42.3
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess41.1
OWYHEE PROJECTFederal Excess40.9
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess40.9

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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