Josephine County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

O'BRIEN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Josephine County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 60.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationO'BRIEN
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 IXPHemlock Plaza
IXP distance30.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage55.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance253.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteREBEL TOWING
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index67.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFCR
DC distance29.7 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline31.7 mi
Nearest fiber route75.2 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

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%
55
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
74
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near O'BRIEN
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
EASY VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
DOWELLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
Greenfield (GRANTS PASS - GLENDALE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.6
APPLEGATESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.0

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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