EC Coal Morrow County

Greenfield

Morrow, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

EC Coal Morrow County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Morrow, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 51.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPKNWCWAXA - Kennewick Central Office
IXP distance29.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage26.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance95.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerUMATILLA ELECTRIC COOP ASSN
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index134.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon Web Services
DC distance3.4 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.5 mi
Nearest fiber route8.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity6.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$2,202

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%
30
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
15
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
74
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
38
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Morrow County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CALPINESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs74.2
UNKNOWN201297Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.4
Greenfield (MARION - ASHE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs66.7
Greenfield (COYOTE SPRINGS - SLATT)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs66.6
BOARDMANSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs66.4
Greenfield (COYOTE SPRINGS - SLATT)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs65.5
HORSESHOE BEND WIND LLCSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.2
Greenfield (SLATT - ASHE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs64.9

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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