San Juan County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
63.1
Good / 100

SAN JUAN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in San Juan County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 63.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSAN JUAN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
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 distance154.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage1.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance309.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,848 MW
Retirement date2022-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePNM SAN JUAN GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index87.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterOso Grande
DC distance154.8 mi
Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.2 mi
Nearest fiber route149.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity15.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity19.77¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$745

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
22
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
20
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SAN JUAN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FOUR CORNERSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs67.9
WATERFLOWSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
SHIPROCKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.4
GALLEGOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs58.8
Pinon Energy CenterBrownfield293 MW58.6
Greenfield (FOUR CORNERS - MOENKOPI)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs57.5
Greenfield (FOUR CORNERS - MOENKOPI)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs57.3
ANIMASSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.2

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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