Ada County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
70.1
Excellent / 100

BOISE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Ada County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 70.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBOISE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait2.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.9 yrs
Completion rate30%
Withdrawal rate70%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSyringa Networks Boise
IXP distance3.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage47.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance296.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAshville Llc
Parcel APNS1009120860
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHUNTER OIL CO
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index90.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSyringa Networks Boise
DC distance3.6 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.3 mi
Nearest fiber route12.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$13,084

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
65
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BOISE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP204881Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs75.0
MORASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs74.4
UNKNOWN205032Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs74.0
LOCUSSTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.0
USTICKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs71.9
CLOVERDALESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs71.5
TAP204882Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.0 yrs71.4
BOISE BENCHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.4

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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