What is the DCPI score for Central Washington?

Central Washington has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of CAUTION, with an Excess Power score of 50.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 31.4/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Central Washington a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Central Washington as CAUTION for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 50.9/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 31.4/100, in the WECC grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Central Washington?

Central Washington is in the WECC ISO/RTO grid region.

DCPI / Markets / Central Washington

Central Washington

Name: Central Washington — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Central Washington, grid constraint, excess power, WECC, site selection, CAUTION

WECC · WA · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: PARTIAL — 1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Central Washington data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	CAUTION	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	WECC	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	50.9 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	31.4 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	13 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	22 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	PARTIAL	1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="central-washington" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

50.9

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

31.4

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

500 MW behind-the-meter industrial headroom
reserve margin 23.0% — capacity available right now

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

22 mo

Queue Wait

23.0%

Reserve Margin

355 MW

Generation Additions <12mo

4.0%

Renewable Curtailment

not measured

Stranded Capacity

13 mo

Est. Time to Power

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