TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION

Substation-Adjacent

Thurston County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
76.1
Excellent / 100

TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Thurston County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 76.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/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 IXPScaleMatrix Seattle Data Center US-West 02
IXP distance38.8 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage6.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance87.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,052 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION LLC
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index102.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWave Broadband Tahoma Terra Facility
DC distance16.9 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route74.5 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.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PAULSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs73.6
OLYMPIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs71.9
YELM PPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.5
CHEHALISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.1
MAY STREETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.4
Transalta Centralia GenerationBrownfield1,052 MW68.2
NAPAVINESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.7
TAP200417Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.5

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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