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OZ Chaves

Greenfield

Chaves County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
50.9
Fair / 100

OZ Chaves is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Chaves County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 50.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$15.62/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth14
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC El Paso
IXP distance148.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage60.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance434.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactChaves County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index67.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1511639842
DC distance118.8 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.8 mi
Nearest fiber route113.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity13.44¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.51¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$887

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
22
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
48
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Chaves
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ ChavesGreenfield3.5 yrs57.1
CHAVESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs51.8
TAP310969Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs47.4
UNKNOWN309214Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs46.8
TAP307882Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs46.8
TAP308122Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs46.8
UNKNOWN306713Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs46.8
UNKNOWN301362Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs46.8

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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