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EC FFE Valley County

Greenfield

Valley County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
53.9
Fair / 100

EC FFE Valley County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Valley County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 53.9/100 DC Readiness and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityIDAHO POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 20 MWSchedule 20 (≥20 MW speculative high-density load)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait2.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.9 yrs
Completion rate30%
Withdrawal rate70%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataSite, Boise
IXP distance88.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage16.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance267.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerIDAHO POWER CO
Land contactValley County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index65.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataSite, Boise
DC distance88.1 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline84.2 mi
Nearest fiber route92.3 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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
35
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
44
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Valley County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP207418Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW6.9 yrs54.2
TAP204916Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs52.4
TAP204959Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs52.4
UNKNOWN204960Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs52.4
TAP206495Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs52.4
UNKNOWN206877Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs51.9
UNKNOWN207265Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——6.9 yrs49.5

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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