Salt Lake County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
62.5
Good / 100

70TH SOUTH is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Salt Lake County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 62.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substation70TH SOUTH
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPFlexential - Salt Lake City/South Valley (SLC09)
IXP distance1.0 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage86.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance10.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index96.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Salt Lake City - South Valley
DC distance1.0 mi
Nearest rail1.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route133.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$13,993

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 70TH SOUTH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CAMP WILLIAMSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs76.2
90TH SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs75.0
UNKNOWN206797Substation-Adjacent275 kV300 MW1.7 yrs74.2
OQUIRRHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs74.1
TAP206407Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs73.6
UNKNOWN201528Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs73.3
UNKNOWN206387Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.9
UNKNOWN206167Substation-Adjacent275 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.5

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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