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EC Coal Powder River County

Greenfield

Powder River County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
58.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Powder River County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Powder River County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 58.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityTONGUE RIVER 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 depth1
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait0.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Colstrip
IXP distance58.9 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage51.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance449.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerEb Ranch
Land contactPowder River County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
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 datacenterACT Colstrip
DC distance58.9 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline30.1 mi
Nearest fiber route76.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity14.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$957

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 + 8 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%
80
Fiber connectivity12%
24
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
3
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN205561Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN205562Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs58.5
TAP206226Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN205566Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN205567Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN208419Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs53.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.3 yrs48.3
Former Park Super ServiceIndustrial——3.3 yrs47.0

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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