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Thomas Crawford Auto

Industrial

Natrona County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
55.4
Good / 100

At a glance

Thomas Crawford Auto is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Natrona County, Wyoming, scoring 55.4/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 119 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPMountain West Technologies - Casper
IXP distance0.6 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage65.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterMountain West Technologies - Casper
DC distance0.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity10.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$825

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 Thomas Crawford Auto compare with other sites in Natrona County?

Thomas Crawford Auto ranks 36th of 119 scored candidate sites in Natrona County. Its 55.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. 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 fiber connectivity (93 vs 58) 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 Thomas Crawford Auto to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Mountain West Technologies - Casper at 0.6 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Mountain West Technologies - Casper, 0.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Thomas Crawford Auto?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Natrona 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%
93
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
48
Natural hazard6%
90
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN202379Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.5
TAP205652Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.8
TAP204281Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN209474Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN201886Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN209475Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.3

Thomas Crawford Auto: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Thomas Crawford Auto?

Thomas Crawford Auto scores 55.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 36th of 119 scored sites in Natrona County. The Natrona County average is 53.8 and the Wyoming average is 52.2.

What grid region is Thomas Crawford Auto in?

Thomas Crawford Auto is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Thomas Crawford Auto in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is Thomas Crawford Auto from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Mountain West Technologies - Casper, about 0.6 miles away; 11 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, “Thomas Crawford Auto, Natrona County, WY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wyoming/natrona-county/thomas-crawford-auto-1e4078d1 (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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