EC Coal Costilla County

Greenfield

Costilla County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

EC Coal Costilla County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Costilla County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance119.7 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage66.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance426.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index102.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJohn F. Simms Building
DC distance104.8 mi
Nearest rail20.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.9 mi
Nearest fiber route68.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.39¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.27¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$996

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%
30
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
57
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
52
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Costilla County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN202848Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs58.2
OZ CostillaGreenfield1.7 yrs52.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine38.8
Valley-Wide Health ClinicIndustrial38.2
Town of San Luis - Old Gym BuildingIndustrial38.1

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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