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Newlands Project

Federal Excess

Lyon County, Nevada · SPP

DC Readiness
48.5
Fair / 100

Newlands Project is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Lyon County, Nevada, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 48.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth18
Avg queue wait3.3 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSwitch Tahoe Reno
IXP distance19.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage25.1%

Site characteristics

Acreage560 ac
Former useReclamation and Irrigation

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterTesla Gigafactory
DC distance18.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity5.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$3,107

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%
30
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
10
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
69
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Newlands Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ LyonGreenfield5.8 yrs55.5
FORT CHURCHILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs50.8
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs50.0
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs50.0
EC FFE Lyon CountyGreenfield5.8 yrs50.0
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs50.0
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs49.8
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs49.7

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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