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Scoopers Vacant Lot

Industrial

Washoe County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
51.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

Scoopers Vacant Lot is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Washoe County, Nevada, scoring 51.7/100 DC Readiness — 75th of 129 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySIERRA PACIFIC POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWClean Transition Tariff (large loads)

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 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 depth77
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance2.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage50.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Extremely High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score88/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterApple Reno
DC distance1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity6.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$1,083

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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How does Scoopers Vacant Lot compare with other sites in Washoe County?

Scoopers Vacant Lot ranks 75th of 129 scored candidate sites in Washoe County. Its 51.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.8. It is roughly in line with the Nevada average of 48.5 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Nevada average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (87 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 35). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Scoopers Vacant Lot to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia) at 2.9 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Apple Reno, 1.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Scoopers Vacant Lot?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Washoe County "Very Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
87
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
10
Natural hazard6%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Scoopers Vacant Lot
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs62.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.2
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs61.1
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.1
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9

Scoopers Vacant Lot: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Scoopers Vacant Lot?

Scoopers Vacant Lot scores 51.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 75th of 129 scored sites in Washoe County. The Washoe County average is 51.8 and the Nevada average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves Scoopers Vacant Lot?

SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NEVADA ENERGY.

What grid region is Scoopers Vacant Lot in?

Scoopers Vacant Lot is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Scoopers Vacant Lot from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is CENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia), about 2.9 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Scoopers Vacant Lot, Washoe County, NV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/washoe-county/scoopers-vacant-lot-2b6de9f1 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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