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EC Near Navajo

Greenfield

Coconino County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
47.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Navajo is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Coconino County, Arizona, scoring 47.4/100 DC Readiness — 30th of 125 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityNAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITYstate

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth54
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTonaquint Data Center - Saint George
IXP distance123.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage7.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance213.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactCoconino County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index97.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen
DC distance120.3 mi
Nearest rail6.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.8 mi
Nearest fiber route239.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity14.11¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$344

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

Sales-tax exemption suspended Jul 2026–Jun 2029; water constraints add scrutiny.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Navajo compare with other sites in Coconino County?

EC Near Navajo ranks 30th of 125 scored candidate sites in Coconino County. Its 47.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 45.3. It is roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is water (36 vs 17) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (8 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Navajo to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Saint George at 123.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen, 120.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Navajo?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. WRI rates baseline water stress at 4.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Coconino County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
8
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
36
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Navajo
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CEDAR MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs58.4
FLAGSTAFFSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs56.0
COCONINOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs54.1
MOENKOPISubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs53.7
OZ CoconinoGreenfield——3.5 yrs52.4
OZ CoconinoGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.6
EC Near IRC Generator FacilityGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.4
EC Near IRC Generator FacilityGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.3

EC Near Navajo: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Navajo?

EC Near Navajo scores 47.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 30th of 125 scored sites in Coconino County. The Coconino County average is 45.3 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Navajo?

NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY (state) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Navajo in?

EC Near Navajo is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Navajo in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.

Who owns EC Near Navajo?

Parcel records list the owner as NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY (private land).

How far is EC Near Navajo from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Saint George, about 123.9 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Navajo, Coconino County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/coconino-county/ec-near-navajo-74a7ec47 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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