EC Coal McKinley County

Greenfield

McKinley County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

EC Coal McKinley County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McKinley County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 51.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$15.62/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.16¢/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 IXPOso Grande Technologies
IXP distance65.1 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage10.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance297.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index57.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterOso Grande
DC distance65.1 mi
Nearest rail9.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.5 mi
Nearest fiber route65.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity15.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$605

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%
46
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
20
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal McKinley County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PRUITT ESCALANTE (PEGS)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs67.1
MCKINLEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.5
AMBROSIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs61.4
SEVEN LAKESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.8
Greenfield (MCKINLEY - SPRINGERVILLE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN303765Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.7
CINIZASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
Greenfield (SAN JUAN - MCKINLEY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.6

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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