Clark County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
72.1
Excellent / 100

SIFTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Clark County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 72.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSIFTON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPGRHMORXB - Gresham Central Office
IXP distance10.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage25.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance17.1 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUS DOE BPA SIFTON SUBSTATION
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index98.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGRHMORXB - Gresham Central Office
DC distance10.4 mi
Nearest rail4.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
Nearest fiber route22.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.98¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$18,755

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and construction for eligible facilities; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SIFTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROSSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs74.1
MANORSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN202052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN202091Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
TAP203208Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.5
ALCOASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.4
TAP203210Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.4
ORCHARDSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.4

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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