Hawaii County, Hawaii

DC Readiness
49.2
Fair / 100

Waimea is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It screens at 49.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.46¢/kWh

Speed to power

Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage64.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance2338.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerHawaii Electric Light Co Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2001-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT WAIMEA GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index94.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest rail16.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline31.1 mi
Nearest fiber route15.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (20)
DC tax incentiveYes (tax_credits)
Commercial electricity46.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity39.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days4,400
Heating degree days0
Land price / acre$8,886

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; limited applicability.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Waimea
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ HawaiiGreenfield3.5 yrs46.2
OZ HawaiiGreenfield3.5 yrs45.8
OZ HawaiiGreenfield3.5 yrs45.8
KeaholeBrownfield8 MW3.5 yrs45.2
PuueoBrownfield2 MW3.5 yrs45.0
ShipmanBrownfield19 MW3.5 yrs44.8
Kealakehe Transfer StationIndustrial38.7
Waimea LandfillIndustrial38.7

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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