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Bandon - Sarad Property

Industrial

Crook County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
49.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

Bandon - Sarad Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Crook County, Oregon, scoring 49.1/100 DC Readiness — 40th of 62 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP INC - (OR) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

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 distance36.5 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage31.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Prineville
DC distance15.3 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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How does Bandon - Sarad Property compare with other sites in Crook County?

Bandon - Sarad Property ranks 40th of 62 scored candidate sites in Crook County. Its 49.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.0. 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 natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (45 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Bandon - Sarad Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is US Signal OR01 - Bend at 36.5 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Prineville, 15.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Bandon - Sarad Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Crook 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%
45
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 Crook County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Bandon - Sarad Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202366Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.0
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

Bandon - Sarad Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Bandon - Sarad Property?

Bandon - Sarad Property scores 49.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 40th of 62 scored sites in Crook County. The Crook County average is 50.0 and the Oregon average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves Bandon - Sarad Property?

CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP INC - (OR) (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP INC.

What grid region is Bandon - Sarad Property in?

Bandon - Sarad Property is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Bandon - Sarad Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is US Signal OR01 - Bend, about 36.5 miles away; 5 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, “Bandon - Sarad Property, Crook County, OR”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/crook-county/bandon-sarad-property-46945901 (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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