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Datacenter Sites in La Paz County, Arizona

La Paz County has 247 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 44.8/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 12,508 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

La Paz County, Arizona has 247 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 44.8/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5. It ranks 6th of 15 Arizona counties by number of sites and 13th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 8664a793 at 58.6/100.

247
Candidate sites
44.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
12,508 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in La Paz County

Site-selection context for La Paz County

Yesproperty_tax_reduction
Datacenter tax incentive
13.63¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
10.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
1
Fiber providers
Extremely High
Water stress
$2,604
Land price / acre
3,400
Cooling degree days
1,500
Heating degree days
63°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does La Paz County compare with other counties in Arizona?

By number of scored sites, La Paz County ranks 6th of the 15 Arizona counties with a county page, holding 6.5% of the state's 3,816 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 44.8/100 ranks 13th in the state and is about 15% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 76th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 5 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in La Paz County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (195, 79% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (21) and greenfield (14). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in La Paz County?

Industrial electricity averages 10.56¢/kWh and commercial 13.63¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is extremely high. 1 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,400 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 63°F. Land is valued around $2,604 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in La Paz County

Top datacenter sites in La Paz County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN305616Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs58.6
COLORADO RIVERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs57.1
BLM Solar DLA: BrendaGreenfield—808 MW3.5 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN302270Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs55.6
EAGLE EYESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs55.3
HARCUVARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs54.3
NORTH HAVASUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.9
BLACK MESASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.4
BUCKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs53.3
GENESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.5
PARKERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.4
BLACK MEADOWSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs52.3
EC FFE La Paz CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.4
HEADGATE ROCKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.3
BOUSESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.3
UNKNOWN306568Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs50.5
OZ La PazGreenfield——3.5 yrs50.0
BLYTHESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW7.6 yrs49.8
BLM Solar DLA: Riverside EastGreenfield—5,000 MW7.6 yrs49.0
UNKNOWN305582Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs48.4
UNKNOWN301403Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs47.7
UNKNOWN306870Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs47.5
UNKNOWN310243Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs47.0
UNKNOWN308674Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs47.0
UNKNOWN300745Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs46.9

Every scored site in La Paz County

All 247 sites, best first.

La Paz County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in La Paz County?

247 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 44.8/100 DC Readiness. That is the 6th-most of 15 Arizona counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in La Paz County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 8664a793 scores 58.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 247 scored sites in La Paz County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does La Paz County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in La Paz County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates La Paz County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).

What are industrial electricity rates in La Paz County?

Average industrial electricity is 10.56¢/kWh and commercial is 13.63¢/kWh in La Paz County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in La Paz County, Arizona”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/la-paz-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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