Polk County, Oregon · WECC

DC Readiness
66.5
Good / 100

FAIRMONT is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Oregon, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 66.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFAIRMONT
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 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 IXPPeak Internet
IXP distance27.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage50.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance63.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSALEM ELECTRIC - (OR)
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 nearbyPresent
Superfund siteODEQ DRY CLEANER FOREMANS CLEANERS
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index82.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenturyLink
DC distance0.9 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 mi
Nearest fiber route38.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$10,255

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%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
74
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FAIRMONT
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHEMAWASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.3
SALEMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.2
MARKET STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN207069Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN207056Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.2
BARNESSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.1
TAP208754Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.0
MCCLAINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.7

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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