EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant
GreenfieldSan Juan County, New Mexico · WECC
At a glance
EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in San Juan County, New Mexico, scoring 47.7/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 199 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant compare with other sites in San Juan County?
EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant ranks 47th of 199 scored candidate sites in San Juan County. Its 47.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 43.8. It is roughly in line with the New Mexico average of 47.8 and about 10% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the New Mexico average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (50 vs 51) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (23 vs 52). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 2210Cortez LLC at 56.8 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is John F. Simms Building, 131.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 4.00 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates San Juan County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in San Juan County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUR CORNERS | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| SAN JUAN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 55.1 |
| Blanco Compressor Station | Brownfield | 115 kV | 3 MW | 3.5 yrs | 53.0 |
| EC Near San Juan | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 51.6 |
| EC Coal San Juan County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 51.5 |
| EC Coal San Juan County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 51.2 |
| EC Coal San Juan County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 51.1 |
| EC Near Animas | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 51.0 |
EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant?
EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant scores 47.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 199 scored sites in San Juan County. The San Juan County average is 43.8 and the New Mexico average is 47.8.
What grid region is EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant in?
EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant?
Parcel records list the owner as NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY (private land).
How far is EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is 2210Cortez LLC, about 56.8 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Milagro Cogeneration Plant, San Juan County, NM”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/new-mexico/san-juan-county/ec-near-milagro-cogeneration-plant-ecba8287 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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