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EC Coal Petroleum County

Greenfield

Petroleum County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
53.2
Fair / 100

EC Coal Petroleum County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Petroleum County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 53.2/100 DC Readiness and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityMCCONE ELECTRIC COOP INCnot availablefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 0.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth35
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait0.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPiConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
IXP distance93.2 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage57.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance475.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPetroleum County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index86.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance93.2 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline48.6 mi
Nearest fiber route232.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,059

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 6 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
19
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
56
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Petroleum County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN208453Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs50.4
UNKNOWN208455Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs50.4
UNKNOWN208458Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs50.4
Kozy KornerIndustrial3.3 yrs46.4
Petroleum County Community CenterIndustrial3.3 yrs46.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.3 yrs45.7

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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