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EC Near Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station

Greenfield

Laramie County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
63.9
Good / 100

EC Near Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Laramie County, Wyoming, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 63.9/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.07¢/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 IXPLunavi - Cheyenne
IXP distance7.3 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage66.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance379.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLaramie County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score90/100
Construction cost index87.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1197757147
DC distance7.0 mi
Nearest rail6.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
Nearest fiber route75.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity6.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$2,003

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
65
Natural hazard8%
90
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Warren AFB WindBrownfield35 kV3 MW6.9 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN206586Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs67.0
CHEYENNESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs65.9
EC Near Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationGreenfield1.7 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN205186Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.9
OZ LaramieGreenfield1.7 yrs64.3
ARCHERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.3
EC Near Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationGreenfield1.7 yrs63.4

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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