J E Corette Plant

Brownfield

Yellowstone County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
80.9
Excellent / 100

J E Corette Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Yellowstone County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 80.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 173 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.0 mi
Available capacity173 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPYRIX
IXP distance1.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance369.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity173 MW
Retirement date2015-03-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePPL MONTANA JE CORETTE PLANT
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index91.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance1.6 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 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

Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
72
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
67
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
78
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near J E Corette Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BILLINGSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs78.9
UNKNOWN202569Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs78.0
ALKALI CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs77.0
SHOREY ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs76.7
UNKNOWN208526Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs76.4
UNKNOWN204480Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs76.3
UNKNOWN204482Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs75.5
UNKNOWN202568Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs75.4

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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