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EC Coal Musselshell County

Greenfield

Musselshell County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
64.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Musselshell County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Musselshell County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 64.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 distance49.8 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage92.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance433.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMusselshell County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index55.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance49.8 mi
Nearest rail15.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.5 mi
Nearest fiber route202.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity9.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.54¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,077

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Musselshell County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Musselshell CountyGreenfield1.1 yrs59.7
UNKNOWN204181Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN204182Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN208471Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN208469Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.0
TAP208477Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.0
TAP208467Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN208468Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.0

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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