Greenfield (PONDEROSA - PILOT BUTTE)

Greenfield

Deschutes County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
64.9
Good / 100

Greenfield (PONDEROSA - PILOT BUTTE) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Deschutes County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 64.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPONDEROSA
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUS Signal OR01 - Bend
IXP distance14.4 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage20.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance110.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index94.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1152748037
DC distance9.8 mi
Nearest rail7.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.2 mi
Nearest fiber route7.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$12,883

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
50
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
72
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (PONDEROSA - PILOT BUTTE)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PILOT BUTTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.6
REDMONDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.4
LAPINESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.3
PONDEROSASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs69.3
UNKNOWN202804Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN202664Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.9
TAP208681Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.8
TAP208672Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.8

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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