Lake County, Oregon · CAISO

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

MILE-HI is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Lake County, Oregon, interconnecting through CAISO. It screens at 58.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMILE-HI
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneCAISO_NP15
Wholesale LMP$16.53/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPData Center West Medford
IXP distance129.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage1.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance251.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteODOT HWY DIV LAKEVIEW
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index67.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Center West Medford
DC distance129.0 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.1 mi
Nearest fiber route168.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$2,108

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%
56
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
50
Energy cost10%
52
Water risk8%
66
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MILE-HI
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORT ROCKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs65.5
SUMMER LAKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs64.0
SYCANSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs62.8
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs60.8
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs60.6
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs60.5
Greenfield (CELILO - SYLMAR EAST)Greenfield1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.7
Greenfield (SYCAN - FORT ROCK)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs59.5

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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