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Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I

Brownfield

Clark County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
65.5
Good / 100

Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Clark County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 65.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 13 MW of candidate capacity and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP310817
Substation distance1.1 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity13 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth53
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFlexential - Las Vegas/Downtown (LAS03)
IXP distance8.1 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage43.4%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance8.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage14,000 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usercra
Existing capacity13 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePAINT WIZARD
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index102.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon North Las Vegas
DC distance6.6 mi
Nearest rail7.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.5 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.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
81
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
44
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
86
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
APEXSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs62.0
OZ ClarkGreenfield5.8 yrs62.0
OZ ClarkGreenfield5.8 yrs62.0
LENZIESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs61.7
NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN308478Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs61.6
OZ ClarkGreenfield5.8 yrs61.5
EC Coal Clark CountyGreenfield5.8 yrs61.4

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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