Benton County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
69.6
Good / 100

CALAPOOYA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Benton County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 69.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCALAPOOYA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeak Internet
IXP distance17.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage31.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance93.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index85.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeak Internet
DC distance17.6 mi
Nearest rail4.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.2 mi
Nearest fiber route75.4 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
72
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CALAPOOYA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.8
WRENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.2
ALBANYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.6
TAP207025Substation-Adjacent132 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.5
MARYS RVIERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN208741Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.7
BUCHANANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.6
TAP208759Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.4

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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