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Auto Junkyard (B-24)

Industrial

Crook County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
48.2
Fair / 100

Auto Junkyard (B-24) is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Crook County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 48.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP INC - (OR)cooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 IXPUS Signal OR01 - Bend
IXP distance38.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage31.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Prineville
DC distance16.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.98¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$1,808

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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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%
44
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN205837Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.0
PRINEVILLESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN208696Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs52.1
Loren Berg ChevroletIndustrial——3.5 yrs52.0
Prineville Texaco PropertyIndustrial——3.5 yrs52.0
St. Andrew's Episcopal ChurchIndustrial——3.5 yrs52.0

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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