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Lusk Rural Substation

Federal Excess

Niobrara County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
49.8
Fair / 100

Lusk Rural Substation is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Niobrara County, Wyoming, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 49.8/100 DC Readiness and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Douglas
IXP distance44.9 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage56.4%
Max download14 Mbps

Site characteristics

Acreage11 ac
Former usePower Development and Distribution

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterACT Douglas
DC distance44.9 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.

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%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
48
Natural hazard8%
90
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lusk Rural Substation
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Niobrara CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs58.2
Mahnke BuildingIndustrial6.9 yrs50.2
Oberst BuildingIndustrial6.9 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine6.9 yrs50.2
Stagecoach Museum PropertyIndustrial6.9 yrs50.2
UNKNOWN204246Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.0
UNKNOWN209344Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.0
TAP204412Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.0

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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