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Grant County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
59.5
Good / 100

At a glance

STRATFORD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Grant County, Washington, scoring 59.5/100 DC Readiness — 60th of 1,518 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is STRATFORD (0 mi, 138 kV). It sits in the WECC grid region and the PUD NO 2 OF GRANT COUNTY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSTRATFORD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityPUD NO 2 OF GRANT COUNTYpolitical subdivisionfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 20 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPServerfarm TiTAN Moses Lake
IXP distance16.9 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage99.2%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score72/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterServerfarm TiTAN Moses Lake
DC distance16.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity6.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$5,216

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

Site location

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

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How does STRATFORD compare with other sites in Grant County?

STRATFORD ranks 60th of 1,518 scored candidate sites in Grant County. Its 59.5/100 is about 13% above the county average of 52.7. It is about 15% above the Washington average of 51.7 and about 12% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Washington average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (86 vs 63) and its weakest is speed to power (50 vs 50). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is STRATFORD to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, STRATFORD, is about 0 miles away and operates at 138 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Serverfarm TiTAN Moses Lake at 16.9 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Serverfarm TiTAN Moses Lake, 16.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at STRATFORD?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Grant County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near STRATFORD
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COLUMBIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs69.1
WanapumBrownfield500 kV1,038 MW3.5 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN206104Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN209155Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.5
LARSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.3
TAP206102Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.3
TAP206103Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.2
VANTAGESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs65.6

STRATFORD: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of STRATFORD?

STRATFORD scores 59.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 60th of 1,518 scored sites in Grant County. The Grant County average is 52.7 and the Washington average is 51.7.

What is the nearest substation to STRATFORD?

The nearest mapped substation is STRATFORD, about 0 miles away, at 138 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves STRATFORD?

PUD NO 2 OF GRANT COUNTY (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is STRATFORD in?

STRATFORD is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is STRATFORD from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Serverfarm TiTAN Moses Lake, about 16.9 miles away; 11 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “STRATFORD, Grant County, WA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/washington/grant-county/stratford-ffaff04e (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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