Pueblo Airport Generating Station

Brownfield

Pueblo County, Colorado · WECC

DC Readiness
66.5
Good / 100

Pueblo Airport Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Pueblo County, Colorado, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 66.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Colorado Springs
IXP distance35.1 mi
Fiber providers10
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestcentralus
Cloud region distance195.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity100 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index86.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00476609221
DC distance33.3 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.08¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$1,659

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%
62
Speed to power15%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
77
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Pueblo Airport Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COMANCHESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs73.7
PUEBLOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.1
PUEBLO AIRPORT GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.9
BOONESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN208082Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN203927Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN208091Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN208089Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.1

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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