Milk River at 48.478, -107.524
Federal ExcessPhillips County, Montana · WECC
At a glance
Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Phillips County, Montana, scoring 52.8/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 71 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the NORTHWESTERN ENERGY LLC - (MT) 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 Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 compare with other sites in Phillips County?
Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 ranks 43rd of 71 scored candidate sites in Phillips County. Its 52.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.3. 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 fiber connectivity (70 vs 61) 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 Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Milk River at 48.478, -107.524?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Phillips 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 Phillips County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALTA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.1 yrs | 63.3 |
| UNKNOWN208264 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| UNKNOWN208273 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| UNKNOWN208268 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| TAP208266 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| UNKNOWN208272 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.7 |
| UNKNOWN208270 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 56.6 |
| Milk River | Federal Excess | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 53.4 |
Milk River at 48.478, -107.524: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Milk River at 48.478, -107.524?
Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 scores 52.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 71 scored sites in Phillips County. The Phillips County average is 53.3 and the Montana average is 54.3.
Which electric utility serves Milk River at 48.478, -107.524?
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY LLC - (MT) (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NORTHWESTERN ENERGY.
What grid region is Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 in?
Milk River at 48.478, -107.524 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, “Milk River at 48.478, -107.524, Phillips County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/phillips-county/milk-river-57043e8e (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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