Steamboat 1

Brownfield

Storey County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
62.2
Good / 100

Steamboat 1 is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Storey County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 62.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 8 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity8 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRoller Network (Reno, NV)
IXP distance5.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-1
Cloud region distance182.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2009-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSTEAMBOAT DEVELOPMENT CORP
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index132.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRoller Network (Reno, NV)
DC distance5.3 mi
Nearest rail8.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.3 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%
51
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
40
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
40
Gas pipeline2%
70
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Steamboat 1
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
Galena 3 Geothermal Power PlantBrownfield30 MW62.3
WASHOESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.3
STEAMBOATSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.2
MT. ROSESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.0
RENOSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs61.9

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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