Thurston County, Washington · WECC

DC Readiness
68.4
Good / 100

MAY STREET is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Thurston County, Washington, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 68.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMAY STREET
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPScaleMatrix Seattle Data Center US-West 02
IXP distance43.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage6.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-west-2
Cloud region distance87.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerCITY OF CENTRALIA - (WA)
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 siteCENTRALIA CITY LIGHT DEPT
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index102.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWave Broadband Tahoma Terra Facility
DC distance21.3 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.3 mi
Nearest fiber route71.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$17,717

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%
53
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
75
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MAY STREET
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs76.1
PAULSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs73.6
OLYMPIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs71.9
YELM PPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.5
CHEHALISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.1
Transalta Centralia GenerationBrownfield1,052 MW68.2
NAPAVINESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.7
TAP200417Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.5

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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