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Coaldale Junction Truck Stop

Industrial

Esmeralda County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
42.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Coaldale Junction Truck Stop is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Esmeralda County, Nevada, scoring 42.0/100 DC Readiness — 27th of 29 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySIERRA PACIFIC POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWClean Transition Tariff (large loads)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth77
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance133.1 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Extremely High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score88/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance133.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$3,086

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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How does Coaldale Junction Truck Stop compare with other sites in Esmeralda County?

Coaldale Junction Truck Stop ranks 27th of 29 scored candidate sites in Esmeralda County. Its 42.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 46.0. It is about 13% below the Nevada average of 48.5 and about 21% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Nevada average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (51 vs 47) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (32 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Coaldale Junction Truck Stop to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation at 133.1 miles. 1 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, 133.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Coaldale Junction Truck Stop?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Esmeralda County "Very Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
32
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
10
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Coaldale Junction Truck Stop
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ANACONDASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs54.3
BLM Solar DLA: MillersGreenfield—4,467 MW3.5 yrs54.0
BLM Solar DLA: Gold PointGreenfield—1,216 MW3.5 yrs52.3
EC FFE Esmeralda CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.2
ALKALISubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.0
SILVER PEAKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.0
N.O. MILLERSSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.0
UNKNOWN303001Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs49.9

Coaldale Junction Truck Stop: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Coaldale Junction Truck Stop?

Coaldale Junction Truck Stop scores 42.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 27th of 29 scored sites in Esmeralda County. The Esmeralda County average is 46.0 and the Nevada average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves Coaldale Junction Truck Stop?

SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NEVADA ENERGY.

What grid region is Coaldale Junction Truck Stop in?

Coaldale Junction Truck Stop is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Coaldale Junction Truck Stop from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Unwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation, about 133.1 miles away; 1 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Coaldale Junction Truck Stop, Esmeralda County, NV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/esmeralda-county/coaldale-junction-truck-stop-96dac23d (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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