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Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property

Industrial

Lincoln County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
48.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Lincoln County, Wyoming, scoring 48.4/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 51 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the LOWER VALLEY ENERGY INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityLOWER VALLEY ENERGY INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Riverton
IXP distance130.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage77.4%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactLincoln County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score90/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterFamily History Center
DC distance48.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity8.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$3,963

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 Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property compare with other sites in Lincoln County?

Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property ranks 35th of 51 scored candidate sites in Lincoln County. Its 48.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.4. 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 natural hazard (90 vs 89) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Riverton at 130.7 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Family History Center, 48.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lincoln 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%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
48
Natural hazard6%
90
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202400Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.7
CRAVEN CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN202402Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN201480Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN202531Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN203660Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.9
TAP207250Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.2
TAP207255Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs54.3

Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property?

Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property scores 48.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 51 scored sites in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County average is 50.4 and the Wyoming average is 52.2.

Which electric utility serves Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property?

LOWER VALLEY ENERGY INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property in?

Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ACT Riverton, about 130.7 miles away; 4 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, “Star Valley Ranch First Response Center Property, Lincoln County, WY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wyoming/lincoln-county/star-valley-ranch-first-response-center-property-342bcd8d (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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