EASY VALLEY

Substation-Adjacent

Josephine County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
66.4
Good / 100

EASY VALLEY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Josephine County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 66.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationEASY VALLEY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 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 IXPData Center West Medford
IXP distance26.0 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage55.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance225.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index67.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFCR
DC distance2.0 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.3 mi
Nearest fiber route58.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.42¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$20,397
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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%
56
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
70
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EASY VALLEY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRANTS PASSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.5
GLENDALESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.1
FIELDER CREEKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
CAVEMANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.4
DOWELLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
Greenfield (GRANTS PASS - GLENDALE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.6
APPLEGATESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.0
Greenfield (MERIDIAN - DIXONVILLE 500KV)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs63.6

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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