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BLM Solar DLA: Escalante Valley

Greenfield

Iron County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
64.8
Good / 100

BLM Solar DLA: Escalante Valley is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Iron County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 64.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,753 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1,753 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTonaquint Data Center - Saint George
IXP distance58.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage81.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance153.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Acreage10,516 ac
Buildable load (est.)~4,207–10,516 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land contactBLM Utah State Office
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former useblm_solar_dla

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index69.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTonaquint Data Center - Saint George
DC distance58.9 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.2 mi
Nearest fiber route149.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.42¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$3,525

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 tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power20%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk7%
37
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BLM Solar DLA: Escalante Valley
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
THREE PEAKSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.8
OZ IronGreenfield——1.7 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN202807Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs60.3
WEST CEDARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs60.2
PAROWANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs59.2
Greenfield (INTERMOUNTAIN - ADELANTO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs58.3
Greenfield (INTERMOUNTAIN - ADELANTO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs58.2
EC Coal Iron CountyGreenfield——1.7 yrs57.4

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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