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Our Store

Industrial

Rosebud County, Montana · WECC

DC Readiness
53.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Our Store is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Rosebud County, Montana, scoring 53.6/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 53 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the TONGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.1 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityTONGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INCnot availablefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait1.1 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Colstrip
IXP distance18.7 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage50.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score88/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterACT Colstrip
DC distance18.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity10.36¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$716

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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How does Our Store compare with other sites in Rosebud County?

Our Store ranks 37th of 53 scored candidate sites in Rosebud County. Its 53.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.8. 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 (63 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 Our Store to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Colstrip at 18.7 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is ACT Colstrip, 18.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Our Store?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Rosebud County "Very Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
56
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Our Store
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COLSTRIPSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.1 yrs75.8
EC Near ColstripGreenfield——1.1 yrs65.7
EC Coal Rosebud CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs65.7
ROSEBUD CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs65.2
EC Near ColstripGreenfield——1.1 yrs64.9
EC Near ColstripGreenfield——1.1 yrs64.9
EC Near ColstripGreenfield——1.1 yrs64.6
EC Near ColstripGreenfield——1.1 yrs64.4

Our Store: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Our Store?

Our Store scores 53.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 37th of 53 scored sites in Rosebud County. The Rosebud County average is 58.8 and the Montana average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves Our Store?

TONGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Our Store in?

Our Store is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Our Store from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Colstrip, about 18.7 miles away; 3 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, “Our Store, Rosebud County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/rosebud-county/our-store-1b96a4aa (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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