Greenfield (WELLS - ELKO)

Greenfield

Elko County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
47.4
Fair / 100

Greenfield (WELLS - ELKO) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Elko County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 47.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationWELLS
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage69.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance195.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWELLS RURAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index108.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.1 mi
Nearest fiber route210.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity7.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$647

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%
29
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
27
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (WELLS - ELKO)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HUMBOLDTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs65.0
COYOTE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs60.4
Greenfield (MIDPOINT - HUMBOLDT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs59.8
Greenfield (MIDPOINT - HUMBOLDT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs59.0
EIGHT MILE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs59.0
ELKOSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs58.9
Greenfield (MIDPOINT - HUMBOLDT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs58.9
Greenfield (MIDPOINT - HUMBOLDT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs58.6

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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