Grime Busters Car Wash
IndustrialMissoula County, Montana · WECC
At a glance
Grime Busters Car Wash is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Missoula County, Montana, scoring 49.8/100 DC Readiness — 107th of 107 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the MISSOULA 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 Grime Busters Car Wash compare with other sites in Missoula County?
Grime Busters Car Wash ranks 107th of 107 scored candidate sites in Missoula County. Its 49.8/100 is about 13% below the county average of 57.3. 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 fiber connectivity (38 vs 61). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Grime Busters Car Wash to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Missoula at 31.9 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is iConnect Missoula, 31.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Grime Busters Car Wash?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Missoula 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 Missoula County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RATTLESNAKE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.1 yrs | 67.4 |
| UNKNOWN201810 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 63.4 |
| UNKNOWN204159 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 62.2 |
| UNKNOWN204174 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 62.0 |
| PLACID LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.1 yrs | 61.9 |
| MISSOULA | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 61.8 |
| UNKNOWN204175 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN204176 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 61.3 |
Grime Busters Car Wash: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Grime Busters Car Wash?
Grime Busters Car Wash scores 49.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 107th of 107 scored sites in Missoula County. The Missoula County average is 57.3 and the Montana average is 54.3.
Which electric utility serves Grime Busters Car Wash?
MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Grime Busters Car Wash in?
Grime Busters Car Wash is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Grime Busters Car Wash from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Missoula, about 31.9 miles away; 12 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, “Grime Busters Car Wash, Missoula County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/missoula-county/grime-busters-car-wash-2a5f8127 (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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