EC Coal Fergus County

Greenfield

Fergus County, Montana · SPP

DC Readiness
59.1
Good / 100

EC Coal Fergus County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fergus County, Montana, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 59.1/100 DC Readiness and a 1.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPiConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
IXP distance107.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage33.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance468.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGilpatrick Enterprises Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)2.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index83.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriConnect Billings Fiber Hotel
DC distance107.9 mi
Nearest rail16.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline17.6 mi
Nearest fiber route184.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days400
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$1,279

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%
30
Speed to power15%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
61
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
43
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Fergus County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (TAP205596 - UNKNOWN204192)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN204192Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs62.6
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Lewistown Feed Mill PropertyIndustrial46.0
Lewistown Eagles ManorIndustrial46.0
LaFountain BuildingIndustrial46.0
Nurses School (Lewistown)Industrial46.0
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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