EC Near Chino Mines

Greenfield

Grant, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
51.8
Fair / 100

EC Near Chino Mines is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Grant, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 51.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$15.62/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth24
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC El Paso
IXP distance129.8 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage43.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance228.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 datacenterCenturyLink DC
DC distance91.4 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.8 mi
Nearest fiber route126.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.94¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$575

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
20
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Chino Mines
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN300314Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.1
IVANHOESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.8
TYRONE (PHELPS DODGE)Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
HIDALGOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.2
Greenfield (HIDALGO - GREENLEE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.1
Greenfield (LUNA - HIDALGO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.1
Greenfield (HIDALGO - GREENLEE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.6
MD #1Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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