THE DALLES

Substation-Adjacent

Klickitat County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
69.2
Good / 100

THE DALLES is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Klickitat County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 69.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTHE DALLES
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPGRHMORXB - Gresham Central Office
IXP distance62.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage13.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance48.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index64.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle The Dalles 2
DC distance1.7 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 mi
Nearest fiber route82.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.59¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$2,482
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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%
94
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near THE DALLES
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CELILOSubstation-Adjacent1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs74.3
ROCK CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.8
JOHN DAY 1Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.5
BIG EDDYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.2
TUOLUMNE WIND PROJECTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.7
TAP209123Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.5
WINDY FLATS WIND PROJECTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.4
JOHN DAYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs68.1

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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