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EC Near Carlsbad

Greenfield

Eddy County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
53.8
Fair / 100

EC Near Carlsbad is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Eddy County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 53.8/100 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 distance128.1 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage48.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance399.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactEddy County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index83.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1511639842
DC distance66.9 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.2 mi
Nearest fiber route16.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity13.30¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$907

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%
62
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
37
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Carlsbad
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs55.6
OZ EddyGreenfield3.5 yrs55.3
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs55.0
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs54.9
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs54.4
EC FFE Eddy CountyGreenfield3.5 yrs54.3
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs53.8
EC Near CarlsbadGreenfield3.5 yrs53.7

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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