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Huntley at 45.973, -108.009

Federal Excess

Yellowstone County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Yellowstone County, Montana, scoring 54.5/100 DC Readiness — 135th of 140 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ELEC CO-OP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.1 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityYELLOWSTONE VALLEY ELEC CO-OPcooperativefavorable 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 regionSPP
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait1.1 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPiConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
IXP distance27.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage32.8%

Site characteristics

Acreage80 ac
Buildable load (est.)~32–80 MWland-based
Former useReclamation and Irrigation

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 Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance27.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity10.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,216

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 Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 compare with other sites in Yellowstone County?

Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 ranks 135th of 140 scored candidate sites in Yellowstone County. Its 54.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.2. 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 speed to power (68 vs 64) 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 Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Billings Fiber Hotel at 27.6 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is iConnect Billings Fiber Hotel, 27.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Huntley at 45.973, -108.009?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Yellowstone 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%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
56
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Huntley at 45.973, -108.009
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BILLINGSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs67.4
ALKALI CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs67.2
SHOREY ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs67.1
EC Coal Yellowstone CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN202569Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs66.8
EC Near J E Corette PlantGreenfield——1.1 yrs66.7
EC Near J E Corette PlantGreenfield——1.1 yrs66.0
EC Near J E Corette PlantGreenfield——1.1 yrs65.2

Huntley at 45.973, -108.009: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Huntley at 45.973, -108.009?

Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 scores 54.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 135th of 140 scored sites in Yellowstone County. The Yellowstone County average is 59.2 and the Montana average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves Huntley at 45.973, -108.009?

YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ELEC CO-OP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 in?

Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Huntley at 45.973, -108.009 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is iConnect Billings Fiber Hotel, about 27.6 miles away; 13 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, “Huntley at 45.973, -108.009, Yellowstone County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/yellowstone-county/huntley-31e2c7bf (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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