Boulder Canyon Hydro

Brownfield

Boulder County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
64.0
Good / 100

Boulder Canyon Hydro is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Boulder County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 64.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 20 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.0 mi
Available capacity20 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBLDR-1919
IXP distance3.1 mi
Fiber providers15
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance82.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usehydro
Existing capacity20 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePUBLIC SERVICE BOULDER HYDRO
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index96.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBLDR-1919
DC distance3.1 mi
Nearest rail4.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline24.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.85¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.12¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$18,310

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
53
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
36
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
21
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Boulder Canyon Hydro
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GUNBARRELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.8
Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar ArrayBrownfield1 MW67.2
UNKNOWN206534Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
BOULDERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.4
BOYDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.3
ROGERS ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.1
GOLDEN PONDS TAPSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN203862Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.5

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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