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Kane County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
65.8
Good / 100

At a glance

NAVAJO is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Kane County, Arizona, scoring 65.8/100 DC Readiness — 1st of 61 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is NAVAJO (0 mi, 500 kV). 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. GridCensus catalogs 1,000 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationNAVAJO
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
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 distance122.7 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage65.0%

Site characteristics

Former usecoal
Existing capacity2,409 MW
Retirement date2019-11-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score85/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen
DC distance119.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.95¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$4,475

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: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

Site location

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

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How does NAVAJO compare with other sites in Kane County?

NAVAJO ranks 1st of 61 scored candidate sites in Kane County. Its 65.8/100 is about 37% above the county average of 48.2. It is about 36% above the Arizona average of 48.5 and about 24% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (100 vs 34) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (66 vs 66). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is NAVAJO to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, NAVAJO, is about 0 miles away and operates at 500 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Saint George at 122.7 miles. 2 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen, 119.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at NAVAJO?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kane County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power20%
71
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near NAVAJO
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GLEN CANYONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN201828Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN202288Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN201822Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN206648Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN201817Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.5
UNKNOWN201816Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.5
EC Coal Kane CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.1

NAVAJO: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of NAVAJO?

NAVAJO scores 65.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 1st of 61 scored sites in Kane County. The Kane County average is 48.2 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

What is the nearest substation to NAVAJO?

The nearest mapped substation is NAVAJO, about 0 miles away, at 500 kV. GridCensus catalogs 1,000 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves NAVAJO?

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

What grid region is NAVAJO in?

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

How far is NAVAJO from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Tonaquint Data Center - Saint George, about 122.7 miles away; 2 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, “NAVAJO, Kane County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/kane-county/navajo-40e27b3d (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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