Desert Peak Power Plant

Brownfield

Storey County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
48.7
Fair / 100

Desert Peak Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Storey County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 48.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 11 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance4.9 mi
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity11 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/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 Tahoe Reno
IXP distance32.1 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage2.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance230.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBrady Power Partners
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity11 MW
Retirement date2006-05-01

Risk & environment

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

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%
14
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
10
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
40
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Desert Peak Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs70.0
MIRA LOMASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs67.1
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs65.6
WASHOESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.3
Galena 3 Geothermal Power PlantBrownfield30 MW62.3
Steamboat 1Brownfield8 MW62.2
STEAMBOATSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.2
MT. ROSESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.0

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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