Island County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
66.3
Good / 100

FAIRMOUNT is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Island County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 66.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFAIRMOUNT
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPDigital Fortress (LYN)
IXP distance29.5 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage28.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance150.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDISCOVERY BAY FIRE AND RESCUE
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index77.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCentersquare Lynnwood SE1
DC distance28.6 mi
Nearest rail12.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline29.0 mi
Nearest fiber route30.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.09¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$16,100

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%
54
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
72
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
7
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FAIRMOUNT
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FREEDONIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.6
HAPPY VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.5
TAP207892Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.8
LANGLEYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.0
BROOKS HILLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.0
MUKILTEOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.8
TAP206340Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.1
BLACKBURNSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.8

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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