Chevron Questa Project

Brownfield

Taos County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
48.1
Fair / 100

Chevron Questa Project is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Taos County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 48.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance22.0 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneSPP_SPP_WEST
Wholesale LMP$22.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth24

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSouthwest Cyberport Albuquerque
IXP distance124.3 mi
Fiber providers3
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance308.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage20 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index71.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJohn F. Simms Building
DC distance74.6 mi
Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity15.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$2,095

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
11
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
47
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Chevron Questa Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAOSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs66.0
Greenfield (OJO - TAOS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs64.4
Greenfield (OJO - TAOS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.4
Greenfield (OJO - TAOS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs61.8
TAP318061Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs60.2
Greenfield (TAP318061 - None)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs57.0
BLACK LAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs56.4
Greenfield (BLACK LAKE - TAOS)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs52.2

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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