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Carson City County, Nevada · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.5
Fair / 100

Farad is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Carson City County, Nevada, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGLENSHIRE
Substation distance4.5 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh
UtilitySIERRA PACIFIC POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWClean Transition Tariff (large loads)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth23
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance14.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage24.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance170.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2006-05-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund site22192 CEDAR ST
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index91.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter200 South Virginia - Reno
DC distance14.3 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route0.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity5.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$13,675

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: Partial abatement of sales/use tax and personal property tax for $25M+ DC investments.

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%
11
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
10
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
78
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Farad
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRUNSWICKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs55.0
CARSONSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs55.0
DAYTONSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs54.9
INCLINESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs54.8
ROUND HILLSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs54.6
PRISON HILLSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs54.1
HEYBOURNESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs53.9
EC FFE Carson CityGreenfield——5.8 yrs53.7

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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