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EC Coal Fremont County

Greenfield

Fremont County, Wyoming · SPP

DC Readiness
51.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Fremont County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fremont County, Wyoming, scoring 51.6/100 DC Readiness — 69th of 211 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the HIGH PLAINS POWER INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityHIGH PLAINS POWER INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth8
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Riverton
IXP distance76.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage16.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance226.6 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)2.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score90/100
Construction cost index72.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterACT Riverton
DC distance76.5 mi
Nearest rail4.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline47.4 mi
Nearest fiber route220.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity10.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,882

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Low-cost power and land; DC-friendly posture.

DC tax incentiveYes

Incentive detail: No state corporate or personal income tax; low property taxes.

Site location

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

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How does EC Coal Fremont County compare with other sites in Fremont County?

EC Coal Fremont County ranks 69th of 211 scored candidate sites in Fremont County. Its 51.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.6. It is roughly in line with the Wyoming average of 52.2 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Wyoming average, its strongest sub-score is water (65 vs 48) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (11 vs 58). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Fremont County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Riverton at 76.5 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is ACT Riverton, 76.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Fremont County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fremont County "Very Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
11
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
65
Natural hazard6%
90
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Fremont County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP204229Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.4
RIVERTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN203122Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.4
WYOPOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN202455Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs58.3
EC Coal Fremont CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN201477Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs57.5
EC Coal Fremont CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.8

EC Coal Fremont County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Fremont County?

EC Coal Fremont County scores 51.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 69th of 211 scored sites in Fremont County. The Fremont County average is 50.6 and the Wyoming average is 52.2.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Fremont County?

HIGH PLAINS POWER INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Fremont County in?

EC Coal Fremont County is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Fremont County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.

Who owns EC Coal Fremont County?

Parcel records list the owner as PACIFICORP (private land).

How far is EC Coal Fremont County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Riverton, about 76.5 miles away; 7 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Fremont County, Fremont County, WY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wyoming/fremont-county/ec-coal-fremont-county-daed07b2 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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