Valencia Energy Facility

Brownfield

Valencia County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
65.8
Good / 100

Valencia Energy Facility is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Valencia County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 65.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 497 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity497 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 IXPbigbyte.cc
IXP distance33.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage14.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance316.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBlack Hills Power, Inc.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity497 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteARCOSA WIND TOWERS INC
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index93.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Los Lunas
DC distance13.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route32.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity16.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.61¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$1,055

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
65
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
45
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
78
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Valencia Energy Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BELENSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.7
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.1
JARALESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.0
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.7
FIRST STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.4
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.2
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.7

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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