Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070
Federal ExcessValley County, Idaho · WECC
At a glance
Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Valley County, Idaho, scoring 48.5/100 DC Readiness — 26th 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
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.
Site location
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How does Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070 compare with other sites in Valley County?
Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070 ranks 26th of 205 scored candidate sites in Valley County. Its 48.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 47.9. It is roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7 and roughly in line with 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 (53 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 44.572, -116.070 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Boise ID at 67.7 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, 67.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Valley County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAP207418 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.0 yrs | 54.0 |
| TAP204916 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 52.3 |
| UNKNOWN204960 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 52.3 |
| TAP206495 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 52.2 |
| TAP204959 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 52.2 |
| UNKNOWN206877 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 51.8 |
| EC FFE Valley County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.0 yrs | 51.3 |
| UNKNOWN207265 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 5.0 yrs | 50.6 |
Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070?
Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070 scores 48.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th 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 44.572, -116.070?
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 44.572, -116.070 in?
Boise Project, Payette Division at 44.572, -116.070 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 44.572, -116.070 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Boise ID, about 67.7 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 44.572, -116.070, Valley County, ID”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/idaho/valley-county/boise-project-payette-division-a35d0463 (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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