Washington County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
78.1
Excellent / 100

PEARL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Washington County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 78.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPEARL
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 IXPTGRDORXA - Tigard Central Office
IXP distance6.7 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage81.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance35.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerUnited States Of America
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 siteUSDOE BPA PEARL SUBSTATION
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index112.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJuniper
DC distance0.9 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.2 mi
Nearest fiber route11.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.17¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$22,445

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%
92
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
74
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
64
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PEARL
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KEELERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs78.8
HORIZONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs74.2
RIVERGATESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs73.1
SAINT MARYSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.9
TAP203160Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.6
TAP207182Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.5
UNKNOWN202098Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs69.8
Greenfield (PEARL - KEELER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs69.7

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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