MONTANA - LEASE

Federal Excess

Fergus County, Montana · MISO

DC Readiness
40.8
Fair / 100

MONTANA - LEASE is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Fergus County, Montana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 40.8/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth34

Connectivity

Nearest IXPiConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
IXP distance93.4 mi

Site characteristics

Acreage6 ac
Former useAirfields

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance93.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,279

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%
30
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
49
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
29
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MONTANA - LEASE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (TAP205596 - UNKNOWN204192)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN204192Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs62.6
EC Coal Fergus CountyGreenfield1.1 yrs59.1
Lewistown Eagles ManorIndustrial46.0
Lewistown Feed Mill PropertyIndustrial46.0
LaFountain BuildingIndustrial46.0
Nurses School (Lewistown)Industrial46.0
Berg Lumber Mill, Lewistown Groundwater InvestigationIndustrial46.0

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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