SPANISH SPRINGS

Substation-Adjacent

Storey County, Nevada · WECC

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

SPANISH SPRINGS is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Storey County, Nevada, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSPANISH SPRINGS
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage120 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/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 IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance5.2 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage2.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance190.1 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 nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLONGS DRUG STORE 213
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index132.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApple Reno
DC distance3.9 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.1 mi
Nearest fiber route52.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity5.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$77,197

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%
69
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
43
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
40
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SPANISH SPRINGS
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs70.0
MIRA LOMASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs67.1
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs65.6
Galena 3 Geothermal Power PlantBrownfield30 MW62.3
WASHOESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.3
Steamboat 1Brownfield8 MW62.2
STEAMBOATSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.2
MT. ROSESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW5.8 yrs62.0

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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