Big Horn County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
74.0
Excellent / 100

HARDEN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Big Horn County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 74.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHARDEN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait0.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPiConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
IXP distance43.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage56.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance407.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerNorthwestern Corp
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHARDIN GENERATING FAC ROCKY MTN POWER
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index86.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance43.9 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route139.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity11.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.40¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$649

Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
61
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HARDEN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CROSSOVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs74.6
UNKNOWN202648Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN206858Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN205090Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN201491Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs70.0
TAP205580Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs69.6
Greenfield (CROSSOVER - UNKNOWN201491)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs69.5
TAP205585Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs68.4

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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