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Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219

Federal Excess

Lane County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
53.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Lane County, Oregon, scoring 53.6/100 DC Readiness — 110th of 132 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the EMERALD PEOPLE'S UTILITY DIST service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityEMERALD PEOPLE'S UTILITY DISTpolitical subdivision

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPData Center West Eugene
IXP distance8.0 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage43.4%

Site characteristics

Acreage78 ac
Buildable load (est.)~31–78 MWland-based
Former useNavigation and Traffic Aids

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDate Center West - Eugene
DC distance8.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.47¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$12,788

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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How does Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 compare with other sites in Lane County?

Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 ranks 110th of 132 scored candidate sites in Lane County. Its 53.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. It is roughly in line with the Oregon average of 53.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Oregon average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (80 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 40). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Data Center West Eugene at 8 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Date Center West - Eugene, 8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lane County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ALVEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs68.5
LANESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN202116Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.1
DEAD HEADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.0
OZ LaneGreenfield——3.5 yrs64.9
SeQuential Biodiesel SolarBrownfield115 kV0 MW3.5 yrs64.9
TAP203154Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.8
MCKENZIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.0

Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219?

Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 scores 53.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 110th of 132 scored sites in Lane County. The Lane County average is 57.1 and the Oregon average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219?

EMERALD PEOPLE'S UTILITY DIST (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 in?

Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Data Center West Eugene, about 8 miles away; 14 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Mahlon Sweet Airport at 44.123, -123.219, Lane County, OR”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/lane-county/mahlon-sweet-airport-7bfdcd99 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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