Lea County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
51.7
Fair / 100

OZ Lea is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lea County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 51.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$15.62/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage80.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionsouthcentralus
Cloud region distance354.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerEL PASO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCITY OF HOBBS
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIONIC Digital Cedarvale
DC distance83.6 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.4 mi
Nearest fiber route175.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity9.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$979

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%
74
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
20
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
69
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Lea
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUNNINGHAMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN302202Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN309996Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN308190Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.1
MADDOXSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.3
LEA ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.3
NEFSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.9
NE-HOBBSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.8

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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