Amedee Geothermal Venture I

Brownfield

Washoe County, Nevada · CAISO

DC Readiness
48.8
Fair / 100

Amedee Geothermal Venture I is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Washoe County, Nevada, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 48.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance17.1 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.07¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionCAISO
Queue depth311
Avg queue wait5.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate11%
Withdrawal rate89%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCENTRA RNO01 - Reno Nevada (200 S. Virginia)
IXP distance55.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage43.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus
Cloud region distance213.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerHays Ranches, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usegeothermal
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2014-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score88/100
Construction cost index98.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSwitch Tahoe Reno
DC distance55.5 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route11.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (12)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_abatement)
Commercial electricity6.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days3,700
Land price / acre$1,083
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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%
23
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
36
Natural hazard8%
88
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Amedee Geothermal Venture I
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——5.8 yrs59.4
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——5.8 yrs59.3
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.4
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.9
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——5.8 yrs57.8
Greenfield (FORT SAGE - HILLTOP)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.8 yrs57.8
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfield——5.8 yrs57.7
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs57.7

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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