EC Coal Hinsdale County

Greenfield

Hinsdale County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
52.0
Fair / 100

EC Coal Hinsdale County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hinsdale County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 52.0/100 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 IXPData102 - COS02
IXP distance151.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage43.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance318.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerU.S. Forest Service
Parcel APNUSFS
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
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 index53.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData102 - COS01
DC distance151.3 mi
Nearest rail4.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline30.9 mi
Nearest fiber route106.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.66¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.18¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$3,273

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%
47
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
47
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
1
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Hinsdale County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LAKE CITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs53.2
Greenfield (LAKE CITY - UNKNOWN201490)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs49.0
Greenfield (LAKE CITY - UNKNOWN201490)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs48.2
Ute Ulay Mine and Mill SiteIndustrial37.9
Ute-Ulay TownsiteIndustrial37.6
Morningside LodeIndustrial37.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine37.5
Ute-Ulay TownsiteIndustrial37.4

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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