Douglas County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
67.3
Good / 100

MERIDIAN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Douglas County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 67.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMERIDIAN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/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 IXPUniversity of Oregon
IXP distance59.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage77.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance166.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index74.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEarthClick.net LLC
DC distance42.4 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.5 mi
Nearest fiber route68.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.29¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$4,442

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%
100
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
50
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
60
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MERIDIAN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DIXONVILLE 500KVSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs73.1
RESTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.8
HANNA TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN208721Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.5
Greenfield (DIXONVILLE 500KV - ALVEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs68.3
Greenfield (DIXONVILLE 500KV - ALVEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.9
DIXONVILLE 230KVSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN203089Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.0

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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