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Woods property/Spring Street Exxon

Industrial

Sanders County, Montana · WECC

DC Readiness
52.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Woods property/Spring Street Exxon is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Sanders County, Montana, scoring 52.4/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 42 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the USBIA-MISSION VALLEY POWER service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.1 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityUSBIA-MISSION VALLEY POWERfederal

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 IXPiConnect Missoula
IXP distance60.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage74.9%

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 datacenteriConnect Missoula
DC distance60.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.83¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,180

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 Woods property/Spring Street Exxon compare with other sites in Sanders County?

Woods property/Spring Street Exxon ranks 32nd of 42 scored candidate sites in Sanders County. Its 52.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. 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 natural hazard (88 vs 88) 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 Woods property/Spring Street Exxon to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Missoula at 60 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is iConnect Missoula, 60 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Woods property/Spring Street Exxon?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sanders 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%
60
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
56
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Woods property/Spring Street Exxon
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN204531Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs63.6
OZ SandersGreenfield——1.1 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN204184Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.8
THOMPSON FALLSSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN203105Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.7
Flathead Post and PoleIndustrial——1.1 yrs53.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.1 yrs53.6
Dixon Agency Property: Unit 18 Lot 5Industrial——1.1 yrs53.6

Woods property/Spring Street Exxon: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Woods property/Spring Street Exxon?

Woods property/Spring Street Exxon scores 52.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 42 scored sites in Sanders County. The Sanders County average is 53.5 and the Montana average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves Woods property/Spring Street Exxon?

USBIA-MISSION VALLEY POWER (federal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Woods property/Spring Street Exxon in?

Woods property/Spring Street Exxon is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Woods property/Spring Street Exxon from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Missoula, about 60 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, “Woods property/Spring Street Exxon, Sanders County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/sanders-county/woods-property-spring-street-exxon-29979361 (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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