Benewah County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
65.5
Good / 100

PLUMMER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Benewah County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 65.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPLUMMER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPTierPoint Spokane
IXP distance25.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage27.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance139.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAVISTA CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)2.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUS DOI BIA COEUR D ALENE FIELD OFFICE
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index55.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint
DC distance25.0 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.6 mi
Nearest fiber route138.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.26¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$2,747

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%
56
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
63
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
34
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PLUMMER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (DWORSHAK - TAFT)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.1 yrs68.6
TAP204924Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN207667Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW2.0 yrs64.4
TAP205377Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs64.1
Greenfield (BENEWAH - PINE CREEK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.5
Greenfield (MOSCOW - TAP204924)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.2
TAP206219Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW2.0 yrs60.8
Greenfield (MOSCOW - TAP204924)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs60.3

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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