Greenfield (HARDEN - COLSTRIP)

Greenfield

Big Horn County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
66.8
Good / 100

Greenfield (HARDEN - COLSTRIP) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Big Horn County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 66.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHARDEN
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.1 yrs
Recent queue wait0.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACT Colstrip
IXP distance35.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage56.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance416.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSunlight Ranch Company
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index86.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterACT Colstrip
DC distance35.7 mi
Nearest rail11.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route133.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity11.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.40¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$649
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Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
50
Speed to power15%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (HARDEN - COLSTRIP)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CROSSOVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs74.6
HARDENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN202648Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN206858Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN205090Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN201491Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs70.0
TAP205580Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs69.6
Greenfield (CROSSOVER - UNKNOWN201491)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs69.5

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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