Carson City, Nevada · CAISO

DC Readiness
46.5
Fair / 100

Farad is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Carson City, Nevada, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 46.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance8.8 mi
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
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 providers6
Fiber coverage17.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance170.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerSierra Pacific Power Co
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2006-05-01

Risk & environment

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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
5
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
10
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Farad
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARSONSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.1
HEYBOURNESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs61.9
BRUNSWICKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs61.6
INCLINESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs57.8
PRISON HILLSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs57.2
DAYTONSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs56.3
Greenfield (BRUNSWICK - MT. ROSE)Greenfield120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs56.1
ROUND HILLSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs55.8

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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