Madison County, Idaho · WECC

DC Readiness
71.8
Excellent / 100

RIGBY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Idaho, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 71.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationRIGBY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPMontana Opticom
IXP distance142.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage83.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance201.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPacificorp
Parcel APNRPA00000180651
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 siteROCKY MTN POWER RIGBY SYSTEMS OP CTR
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index58.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVentureData
DC distance11.8 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline62.5 mi
Nearest fiber route159.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.85¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days6,400
Land price / acre$5,444

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%
78
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
59
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near RIGBY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP204718Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs69.9
TAP204706Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.0 yrs66.8
Greenfield (RIGBY - TAP204718)Greenfield230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs63.7
Greenfield (RIGBY - TAP204718)Greenfield230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs62.7
Greenfield (RIGBY - TAP204718)Greenfield230 kV300 MW2.0 yrs62.1
Greenfield (DRUMMOND - GOSHEN)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.0 yrs61.5
Greenfield (RIGBY - GOSHEN)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.0 yrs61.4
Greenfield (DRUMMOND - GOSHEN)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.0 yrs60.9

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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