Copper Dam Plant

Brownfield

Hood River County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
49.9
Fair / 100

Copper Dam Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hood River County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 49.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance20.4 mi
Substation voltage1000 kV
Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/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 IXPGRHMORXB - Gresham Central Office
IXP distance45.2 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage68.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance30.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerFarmer's Irrigation District
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2015-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index77.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle Taylor Lake Data Center
DC distance15.6 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.1 mi
Nearest fiber route67.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity6.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$19,141

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%
35
Speed to power15%
30
Fiber connectivity12%
24
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
69
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Copper Dam Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH BONNEVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.9
UNKNOWN209081Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.7
Greenfield (WAUTOMA - OSTRANDER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs68.0
Greenfield (BIG EDDY - OSTRANDER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.2
TAP205756Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.0
Greenfield (BIG EDDY - OSTRANDER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs66.2
TAP209080Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.1
Greenfield (WAUTOMA - OSTRANDER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs66.0

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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