Mesa County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
53.7
Fair / 100

Cameo is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Mesa County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 53.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 75 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.5 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity75 MW
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 IXPSTRATA Vernal Data Center
IXP distance111.8 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage48.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance220.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerPublic Service Co of Colorado
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usecoal
Existing capacity75 MW
Retirement date2010-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index85.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterStrata Networks
DC distance111.8 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.0 mi
Nearest fiber route138.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.75¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.98¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$8,081

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%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
57
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Cameo
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ADOBESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.6
HORIZONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.5
GRAND JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.2
UINTAHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.2
GRAND JUNCTION PSCSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.9
CAMEOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.3
CLIFTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs59.3
Greenfield (GRAND JUNCTION - MONTROSE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.0

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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