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OZ Taos

Greenfield

Taos County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
52.6
Fair / 100

OZ Taos is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Taos County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 52.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$15.62/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth14
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSouthwest Cyberport Albuquerque
IXP distance117.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage90.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance418.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactTaos County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

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 distance69.6 mi
Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.0 mi
Nearest fiber route33.2 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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
41
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Taos
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAOSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs55.0
EC FFE Taos CountyGreenfield3.5 yrs52.1
Chevron Questa ProjectBrownfield69 kV1 MW3.3 yrs49.7
BLACK LAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs48.0
UNKNOWN301063Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs46.8
TALPASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs46.8
NO AGUASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs46.0
SUNSHINE VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs46.0

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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