Big Horn County, Wyoming · WECC

DC Readiness
61.0
Good / 100

GARLAND is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Big Horn County, Wyoming, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 61.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGARLAND
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPCogent Billings
IXP distance65.2 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage59.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance325.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score90/100
Construction cost index80.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Billings
DC distance65.2 mi
Nearest rail3.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route148.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very Low (10)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity11.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days300
Heating degree days7,600
Land price / acre$2,313

Incentive detail: No state corporate or personal income tax; low property taxes.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
48
Natural hazard8%
90
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near GARLAND
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203003Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.7
Greenfield (OREGON BASIN - GARLAND)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs60.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202897 - UNKNOWN203003)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs60.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202897 - UNKNOWN203003)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs59.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202897 - UNKNOWN203003)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs58.3
EC Coal Big Horn CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs57.8
EC Coal Big Horn CountyGreenfield1.7 yrs57.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN203003 - UNKNOWN203113)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs56.5

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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