Asotin County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
66.7
Good / 100

DRY GULCH is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Asotin County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 66.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationDRY GULCH
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPTierPoint Spokane
IXP distance89.2 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance142.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAVISTA CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTSA PULLMAN MOSCOW REGIONAL AIRPORT TSA PUW
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index86.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIron Mountain
DC distance86.2 mi
Nearest rail3.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 mi
Nearest fiber route110.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$1,820

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and construction for eligible facilities; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
68
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near DRY GULCH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202420Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs61.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202086 - DRY GULCH)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN202411Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine43.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine39.4

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for DRY GULCH, Asotin County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.