Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318
Federal ExcessColumbia County, Oregon · WECC
At a glance
Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Columbia County, Oregon, scoring 47.6/100 DC Readiness — 49th of 49 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the CLATSKANIE PEOPLES UTIL DIST service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.
Site location
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How does Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 compare with other sites in Columbia County?
Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 ranks 49th of 49 scored candidate sites in Columbia County. Its 47.6/100 is about 11% below the county average of 53.7. It is about 10% below the Oregon average of 53.1 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Oregon average, its strongest sub-score is water (60 vs 60) and its weakest is natural hazard (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Flexential - Portland/Hillsboro 3 (PDX03) at 44 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QTS North HIL3 North Building, 43.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Columbia County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Columbia County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSTON | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.6 |
| TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT SWITCHYARD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.4 |
| TAP203174 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.4 |
| MINT FARM | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.4 |
| SCAPPOOSE | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.3 |
| UNKNOWN206957 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 57.1 |
| UNKNOWN208767 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
| WARREN | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318?
Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 scores 47.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 49th of 49 scored sites in Columbia County. The Columbia County average is 53.7 and the Oregon average is 53.1.
Which electric utility serves Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318?
CLATSKANIE PEOPLES UTIL DIST (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 in?
Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Flexential - Portland/Hillsboro 3 (PDX03), about 44 miles away; 9 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, “Nmfs Clatskanie Or (Jones Beach) Site Installation at 46.138, -123.318, Columbia County, OR”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/columbia-county/nmfs-clatskanie-or-jones-beach-site-installation-1683cce8 (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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