EC Coal Niobrara County

Greenfield

Niobrara County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
51.8
Fair / 100

EC Coal Niobrara County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Niobrara County, Wyoming, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 51.8/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPACT Douglas
IXP distance49.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage55.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance412.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score90/100
Construction cost index61.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterACT Douglas
DC distance49.0 mi
Nearest rail20.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline35.3 mi
Nearest fiber route92.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity9.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.36¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$791

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
19
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
56
Natural hazard8%
90
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Niobrara County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Stagecoach Museum PropertyIndustrial40.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine40.2
Lusk Rural SubstationFederal Excess39.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine38.5
Mahnke BuildingIndustrial35.4
Oberst BuildingIndustrial35.4

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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