Diesel Generator Farm

Brownfield

Kittitas County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
62.6
Good / 100

Diesel Generator Farm is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kittitas County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 62.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 48 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity48 MW
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPH5 Data Centers Quincy 2/3
IXP distance26.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance25.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity48 MW
Retirement date2001-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWA AGR M WENATCHEE 3
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index87.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrosoft EAT04
DC distance5.3 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.38¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$4,287

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%
55
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
29
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Diesel Generator Farm
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COLUMBIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs74.9
SCHULTZSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.3
UNKNOWN201272Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.9
Greenfield (COLUMBIA - SCHULTZ)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs68.9
Greenfield (SCHULTZ - SICKLER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs68.5
WIND RIDGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.2
EASTMONTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
Greenfield (ROCKY REACH - MAPLE VALLEY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.9

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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