Esmeralda County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

ALKALI is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Esmeralda County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 50.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationALKALI
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait5.8 yrs
Recent queue wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate10%
Withdrawal rate90%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
IXP distance151.2 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance166.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index101.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUnwired FAT1 - Fresno Colocation
DC distance151.2 mi
Nearest rail5.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline83.5 mi
Nearest fiber route17.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity8.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$3,086

Incentive detail: Partial abatement of sales/use tax and personal property tax for $25M+ DC investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
57
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
36
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
6
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ALKALI
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.1
ANACONDASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs56.8
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs56.0
N.O. MILLERSSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs54.1
TONOPAHSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs53.1
SILVER PEAKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs52.7
BLM Solar DLA: MillersGreenfield4,467 MW5.8 yrs51.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305563 - ANACONDA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs51.4

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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