Lodge Pole Community Hall
IndustrialBlaine County, Montana · WECC
At a glance
Lodge Pole Community Hall is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Blaine County, Montana, scoring 50.9/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 44 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.1 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.
Site location
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How does Lodge Pole Community Hall compare with other sites in Blaine County?
Lodge Pole Community Hall ranks 43rd of 44 scored candidate sites in Blaine County. Its 50.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.2. It is roughly in line with the Montana average of 54.3 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Montana average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (88 vs 88) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Lodge Pole Community Hall to power, fiber and other datacenters?
3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lodge Pole Community Hall?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Blaine County "Very 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 Blaine County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEM | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.1 yrs | 63.6 |
| OZ Blaine | Greenfield | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN208255 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.3 |
| CHINOOK | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.3 |
| UNKNOWN208250 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.2 |
| UNKNOWN208263 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.0 |
| UNKNOWN208261 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.0 |
| UNKNOWN208256 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.9 |
Lodge Pole Community Hall: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Lodge Pole Community Hall?
Lodge Pole Community Hall scores 50.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 44 scored sites in Blaine County. The Blaine County average is 54.2 and the Montana average is 54.3.
Which electric utility serves Lodge Pole Community Hall?
BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOP INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Lodge Pole Community Hall in?
Lodge Pole Community Hall is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
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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, “Lodge Pole Community Hall, Blaine County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/blaine-county/lodge-pole-community-hall-35dcd7fd (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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