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Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139

Federal Excess

Valley County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
47.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Valley County, Idaho, scoring 47.4/100 DC Readiness — 142nd of 205 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the IDAHO POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityIDAHO POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 20 MWSchedule 20 (≥20 MW speculative high-density load)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait5.0 yrs
Recent queue wait5.0 yrs
Completion rate30%
Withdrawal rate70%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTonaquint Data Center - Boise ID
IXP distance79.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage16.7%
Max download11 Mbps

Site characteristics

Acreage144 ac
Buildable load (est.)~58–144 MWland-based
Former useReclamation and Irrigation

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score85/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTonaquint Data Center - Boise ID
DC distance79.2 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$3,900

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 compare with other sites in Valley County?

Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 ranks 142nd of 205 scored candidate sites in Valley County. Its 47.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 47.9. It is roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Idaho average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (85 vs 85) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (44 vs 61). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Boise ID at 79.2 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Tonaquint Data Center - Boise ID, 79.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Valley County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
44
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP207418Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.0
TAP204916Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.3
UNKNOWN204960Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.3
TAP206495Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.2
TAP204959Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.2
UNKNOWN206877Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs51.8
EC FFE Valley CountyGreenfield——5.0 yrs51.3
UNKNOWN207265Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs50.6

Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139?

Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 scores 47.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 142nd of 205 scored sites in Valley County. The Valley County average is 47.9 and the Idaho average is 51.7.

Which electric utility serves Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139?

IDAHO POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is IDACORP, INC.

What grid region is Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 in?

Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Boise ID, about 79.2 miles away; 5 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, “Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.748, -116.139, Valley County, ID”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/idaho/valley-county/boise-project-payette-division-9a2ce77c (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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