Pierce County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
75.6
Excellent / 100

TACOMA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pierce County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 75.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTACOMA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 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 IXPOptic Fusion - Perkins Building
IXP distance3.2 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage21.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance115.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWEYERHAEUSER TEF
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index102.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterOptic Fusion - Perkins Building
DC distance3.2 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.4 mi
Nearest fiber route46.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.64¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.91¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$28,343

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%
100
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
79
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TACOMA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOUTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.4
TAP206441Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.3
COWLITZSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.6
PEARLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.5
WHITE RIVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.4
Greenfield (RAVER - PAUL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs69.8
FREDERICKSON POWER LPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.8
BONNEY LAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs69.4

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.

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