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EC Coal Thurston County

Greenfield

Thurston County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
60.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Thurston County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Thurston County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 60.0/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPScaleMatrix Seattle Data Center US-West 02
IXP distance34.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage7.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance90.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactThurston County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index102.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWave Broadband Tahoma Terra Facility
DC distance12.7 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route24.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$17,717

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and construction for eligible facilities; no state income tax.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Thurston County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN201455Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs62.9
OZ ThurstonGreenfield1.7 yrs62.5
OZ ThurstonGreenfield1.7 yrs62.4
OLYMPIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs59.6
NAPAVINESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs59.4
YELM PPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs58.8
EC Coal Thurston CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs58.5
OZ ThurstonGreenfield1.7 yrs57.3

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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