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19th Street Philomath

Industrial

Benton County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

19th Street Philomath is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Benton County, Oregon, scoring 53.1/100 DC Readiness — 55th of 66 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the PACIFICORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPACIFICORPinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeak Internet
IXP distance4.1 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage32.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactBenton County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeak Internet
DC distance4.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.41¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$12,931

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

Site location

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

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How does 19th Street Philomath compare with other sites in Benton County?

19th Street Philomath ranks 55th of 66 scored candidate sites in Benton County. Its 53.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.6. It is roughly in line with the Oregon average of 53.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Oregon average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (78 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 40). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 19th Street Philomath to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Peak Internet at 4.1 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Peak Internet, 4.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 19th Street Philomath?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Benton County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 19th Street Philomath
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WRENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.4
ALBANYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.3
FRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.0
Corvallis Municipal AirportBrownfield—0 MW3.5 yrs62.9
CALAPOOYASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs61.3
TAP207025Substation-Adjacent132 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
BUCHANANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
GRANT STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4

19th Street Philomath: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 19th Street Philomath?

19th Street Philomath scores 53.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 55th of 66 scored sites in Benton County. The Benton County average is 56.6 and the Oregon average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves 19th Street Philomath?

PACIFICORP (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is 19th Street Philomath in?

19th Street Philomath is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is 19th Street Philomath from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Peak Internet, about 4.1 miles away; 10 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, “19th Street Philomath, Benton County, OR”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/benton-county/19th-street-philomath-270496a2 (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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