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Desert Peak Power Plant

Brownfield

Storey County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
59.0
Good / 100

Desert Peak Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Storey County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 59.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 11 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN301180
Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity11 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh
UtilitySIERRA PACIFIC POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWClean Transition Tariff (large loads)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.8 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 depth53
Avg queue wait5.8 yrs
Recent queue wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSwitch Tahoe Reno
IXP distance32.1 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage2.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance230.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity11 MW
Retirement date2006-05-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index132.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTesla Gigafactory
DC distance30.0 mi
Nearest rail7.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.0 mi
Nearest fiber route92.6 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$77,197

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
51
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk7%
10
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
78
Construction cost3%
40
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Desert Peak Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs64.2
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs63.4
MIRA LOMASubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs63.4
SUGAR LOAFSubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.3
EC Near TracyGreenfield——5.8 yrs60.4
EC Near TracyGreenfield——5.8 yrs60.2
EC Near TracyGreenfield——5.8 yrs60.0
Valley RoadBrownfield120 kV6 MW5.8 yrs59.6

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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