South Plant (CO)

Brownfield

El Paso County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
74.4
Excellent / 100

South Plant (CO) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in El Paso County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 74.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 257 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity257 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPData102 - COS02
IXP distance0.7 mi
Fiber providers16
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance160.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity257 MW
Retirement date2022-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSVEDALA INDUSTRIES INC PUMP PROCESS
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index91.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData102 - COS01
DC distance0.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.26¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,688

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%
75
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk8%
61
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
78
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near South Plant (CO)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN202239Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN202845Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.8
FRONT RANGE POWER PLANTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.6
TAP209761Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN202739Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.4
MARTIN DRAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs69.2
COTTONWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.8

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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