EC Coal Nye County

Greenfield

Nye County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
50.3
Fair / 100

EC Coal Nye County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nye County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 50.3/100 DC Readiness and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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

Nearest IXPSwitch Las Vegas
IXP distance55.9 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage70.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance56.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerVALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION COOPERATIVE
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index68.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon North Las Vegas
DC distance54.4 mi
Nearest rail5.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline44.5 mi
Nearest fiber route48.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$3,089

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%
30
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
10
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Nye County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN305563Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs61.7
SANDIASubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs56.8
Greenfield (FRONTIER - UNKNOWN305563)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs56.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305563 - ANACONDA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs55.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305563 - ANACONDA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs55.2
EC Near GabbsGreenfield5.8 yrs47.3
Greenfield (TONOPAH - SANDIA)Greenfield120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs47.2

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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