Rocky Ford

Brownfield

Otero County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
50.3
Fair / 100

Rocky Ford is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Otero County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 50.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance8.7 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity2 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 IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance77.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage13.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance472.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBlack Hills Colorado Electric, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2018-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBLACK HILLS ENERGY ROCKY FORD STATION
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index62.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00476609221
DC distance68.0 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.2 mi
Nearest fiber route51.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$1,646

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%
4
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
98
Gas pipeline2%
64
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Rocky Ford
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203931Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.8
TAP208102Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN208103Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.7
OZ OteroGreenfield1.7 yrs54.7
EC Near Rocky FordGreenfield1.7 yrs54.6
Greenfield (BOONE - UNKNOWN203931)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs54.4
EC Near Rocky FordGreenfield1.7 yrs54.4
OZ OteroGreenfield1.7 yrs54.2

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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