San Juan County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
74.4
Excellent / 100

CUSTER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in San Juan County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 74.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCUSTER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.17¢/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 IXPCSSNW Bellingham
IXP distance12.1 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage30.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance172.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBC HYDRO
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 siteBONNEVILLE POWER ADMIN CUSTER SUBSTATION
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index68.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCSSNW Bellingham
DC distance12.1 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.2 mi
Nearest fiber route43.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity16.67¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$12,320

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%
100
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
64
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
57
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CUSTER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
INTALCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN206062Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.1
TAP206052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs68.0
TAP206061Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs67.8
INGLEDOWSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.8
TAP206050Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN206054Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN206046Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs66.2

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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