Columbia Ridge Landfill
BrownfieldGilliam County, Oregon · WECC
Columbia Ridge Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Gilliam County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 65.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity.
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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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Gilliam County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLATT | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.7 yrs | 70.4 |
| ARLINGTON WIND POWER PROJECT | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 67.8 |
| UNKNOWN201545 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 67.3 |
| TAP203421 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 67.1 |
| UNKNOWN201369 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 66.9 |
| SHEPHERDS SOUTH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 66.1 |
| LEANING JUNIPER WIND POWER II | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.7 yrs | 65.8 |
| Greenfield (BUCKLEY - SLATT) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.7 yrs | 65.4 |
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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