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EC Coal Gilliam County

Greenfield

Gilliam County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Gilliam County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Gilliam County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh
UtilityCOLUMBIA BASIN ELEC COOPERATIVE, INCnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPKNWCWAXA - Kennewick Central Office
IXP distance75.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage40.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance95.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactGilliam County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index97.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPercheron DC
DC distance29.6 mi
Nearest rail16.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route3.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity6.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$1,338

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%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
49
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Gilliam County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SLATTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs66.1
Columbia Ridge Landfill Phase IIBrownfield115 kV50 MW6.9 yrs62.8
DALREEDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs62.4
SHEPHERDS NORTHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs62.3
SHEPHERDS SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN201545Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs61.5
JONES CANYONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs61.5
Greenfield (ASHE - SLATT)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs60.4

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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