BPA TROUTDALE

Substation-Adjacent

Multnomah County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
78.2
Excellent / 100

BPA TROUTDALE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Multnomah County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 78.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBPA TROUTDALE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/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 distance3.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage79.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance12.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerFederal Government
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSUNDIAL MARINE CONSTRUCTION REPAIR
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index127.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGRHMORXB - Gresham Central Office
DC distance3.6 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route24.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.02¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$27,472
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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%
100
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
73
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
44
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BPA TROUTDALE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MCLOUGHLINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs74.3
GRESHAMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs73.4
CARVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.6
BLUE LAKESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.9
TAP203169Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.1
OSTRANDERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.6
Greenfield (OSTRANDER - PEARL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.4
Greenfield (OSTRANDER - BPA TROUTDALE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs69.8

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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