Skip to content
Gridcensus

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035

Federal Excess

Humboldt, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
45.8
Fair / 100

At a glance

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Humboldt, Nevada, scoring 45.8/100 DC Readiness — 27th of 51 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the HARNEY ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityHARNEY ELECTRIC COOP, INCnot available

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 IXPEdgeCore Reno 1
IXP distance150.7 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage43.1%

Site characteristics

Acreage138 ac
Buildable load (est.)~55–138 MWland-based
Former useNavigation and Traffic Aids

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterTesla Gigafactory
DC distance148.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity7.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$1,164

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

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Get alerts

Track OROVADA (SOD HOUSE)

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

How does Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 compare with other sites in Humboldt?

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 ranks 27th of 51 scored candidate sites in Humboldt. Its 45.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 48.8. It is roughly in line with the Nevada average of 48.5 and about 14% 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 (61 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeCore Reno 1 at 150.7 miles. 2 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Tesla Gigafactory, 148.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Humboldt "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%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
10
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
69
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALMYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.6
WinnemuccaBrownfield120 kV15 MW3.5 yrs57.3
EC Near WinnemuccaGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.3
EC Near WinnemuccaGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.2
EC Near WinnemuccaGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.2
EC Near WinnemuccaGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.0
EC FFE Humboldt CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.3
EC Near WinnemuccaGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.1

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035?

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 scores 45.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 27th of 51 scored sites in Humboldt. The Humboldt average is 48.8 and the Nevada average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035?

HARNEY ELECTRIC COOP, INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 in?

Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeCore Reno 1, about 150.7 miles away; 2 fiber providers report service at the location.

Related pages

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, “Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035, Humboldt, NV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/humboldt/orovada-sod-house-2a6b8bf8 (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.

Go deeper than the public screen

Every site and score for Orovada (Sod House) at 41.407, -118.035, Humboldt is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.