San Juan County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
60.8
Good / 100

FIDALGO is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in San Juan County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 60.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFIDALGO
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/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 IXPCSSNW Bellingham
IXP distance20.2 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage30.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance158.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBURROWS ISLAND LIGHT STATION
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index68.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCSSNW Bellingham
DC distance20.2 mi
Nearest rail5.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline22.0 mi
Nearest fiber route29.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity16.67¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$12,320

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%
56
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
72
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
29
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FIDALGO
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUSTERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs74.4
INTALCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN206062Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.1
TAP206052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
TAP206061Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.8
INGLEDOWSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.8
TAP206050Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN206054Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.3

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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