BLM Solar DLA: Dry Lake

Greenfield

Clark County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

BLM Solar DLA: Dry Lake is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Clark County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 60.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,474 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1,474 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait5.8 yrs
Recent queue wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFlexential - Las Vegas/North (LAS04)
IXP distance16.0 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage39.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance21.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Acreage8,847 ac
Parcel ownerBureau of Land Management
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former useblm_solar_dla

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index102.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSwitch Citadel
DC distance15.7 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route1.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity6.19¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$3,863

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%
48
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
29
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
79
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BLM Solar DLA: Dry Lake
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CLARKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs72.3
LENZIESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs71.7
APEXSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs71.0
ARDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs70.9
CRYSTALSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs70.8
MCCULLOUGHSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs70.7
GRAND TETONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs70.5
NEWPORTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs70.2

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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