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Mineral County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
41.7
Fair / 100

Gabbs is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Mineral County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 41.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN305535
Substation distance30.1 mi
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth53
Avg queue wait5.8 yrs
Recent queue wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSwitch Tahoe Reno
IXP distance108.6 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance227.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former useoil
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2013-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index68.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTesla Gigafactory
DC distance108.0 mi
Nearest rail5.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.4 mi
Nearest fiber route54.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity7.47¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.26¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$374

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%
5
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
29
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
6
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
41
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Gabbs
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Mineral CountyGreenfield5.8 yrs48.4
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs44.8
Newlands ProjectFederal Excess3.3 yrs44.6
THORNESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs44.3
UNKNOWN305535Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs44.3
CANDELARIASubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW6.9 yrs44.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine6.9 yrs43.5
Babbitt Site 2, APN# 06-640-12Industrial6.9 yrs43.4

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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