Datacenter Sites in Navajo, Arizona

Navajo has 176 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Navajo, Arizona has 176 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 43.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5. It ranks 9th of 15 Arizona counties by number of sites and 15th by average score. The top-scoring site is CHOLLA at 62.5/100.

176

Candidate sites

43.9/100

Avg DC Readiness

3,300 MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

Relatively Low

Hazard rating

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40

Top 25 in Navajo

Site-selection context for Navajo

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Datacenter tax incentive

13.72¢/kWh

Commercial electricity

9.66¢/kWh

Industrial electricity

Fiber providers

Extremely High

Water stress

$325

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 Navajo compare with other counties in Arizona?

By number of scored sites, Navajo ranks 9th of the 15 Arizona counties with a county page, holding 4.6% of the state's 3,816 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 43.9/100 ranks 15th in the state and is about 17% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 132nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 3 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Navajo?

Industrial sites are the most common (121, 69% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (26) and former mine (16). 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 Navajo?

Industrial electricity averages 9.66¢/kWh and commercial 13.72¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is extremely high. 4 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 $325 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Navajo

Top datacenter sites in Navajo
Site	Type	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
CHOLLA	Substation-Adjacent	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.5 yrs	62.5
SUGARLOAF	Substation-Adjacent	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.5 yrs	58.3
UNKNOWN300020	Substation-Adjacent	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	55.9
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	53.8
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	53.5
LEUPP	Substation-Adjacent	230 kV	300 MW	3.5 yrs	53.4
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	53.2
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	52.9
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	52.8
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	52.4
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	52.2
OZ Navajo	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	52.0
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.8
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.6
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.6
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.6
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.6
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.4
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.2
OZ Navajo	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.1
EC Near Cholla	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	51.1
EC FFE Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	50.3
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	50.0
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	49.9
EC Coal Navajo County	Greenfield	—	—	3.5 yrs	48.5

Every scored site in Navajo

All 176 sites, best first.

CHOLLA · 62.5
SUGARLOAF · 58.3
Substation-Adjacent site · c8f0e5eb · 55.9
EC Near Cholla · 47616bb4 · 53.8
EC Coal Navajo County · 6bb449a6 · 53.5
LEUPP · 53.4
EC Near Cholla · 2d77704b · 53.2
EC Near Cholla · a4a45a1c · 52.9
EC Near Cholla · a5379a76 · 52.8
EC Near Cholla · 1169e3a9 · 52.4
EC Coal Navajo County · a6de530d · 52.2
OZ Navajo · 5bf936ea · 52.0
EC Near Cholla · cf6b8163 · 51.8
EC Coal Navajo County · fde1ba8e · 51.6
EC Coal Navajo County · 32d5c89d · 51.6
EC Near Cholla · 0027824a · 51.6
EC Near Cholla · b20fc52e · 51.6
EC Near Cholla · c2c673c7 · 51.4
EC Coal Navajo County · 494e0a6c · 51.2
EC Near Cholla · 79017e2f · 51.1
OZ Navajo · 4f3c371c · 51.1
EC FFE Navajo County · 50.3
EC Coal Navajo County · d9b0ca41 · 50.0
EC Coal Navajo County · 3e3b7add · 49.9
EC Coal Navajo County · 6254cfa5 · 48.5
EC Coal Navajo County · 76898d6b · 48.4
Substation-Adjacent site · 3f441945 · 47.8
EC Near Cholla · bce5efe2 · 47.3
16/70 11 · 43.8
City of Winslow- Former Wood Treatment Facility · 43.8
New West Hubbell · 43.8
Gorman Avenue Cemetery Expansion · 43.8
LZ Budget Motel · 43.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305880 - None) · 088b2292 · 43.8
La Pasada East Parking Lot · 43.8
Public Works Yard · 43.8
Airport Hanger · 43.8
Cemetery Building (Former Bath House) · 43.8
Bashsa's (Tax Lot A) · 43.8
Snowflake Public Swimming Pool · 43.8
Ames Service Station · 43.8
Standin' on the Corner Park · 43.8
Bashsa's (Tax Lot C) · 43.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305880 - None) · c0f21894 · 43.8
Northern Arizona Academy · 43.8
Mine Site · ba14b8cf · 43.8
Head Start School · 43.8
Mine Site · 10891f0d · 43.8
Hubbell Trading Post and parking lot · 43.8
Mine Site · 019d959e · 43.8
Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witnesses Church · 43.8
Mine Site · f50a657d · 43.8
Winslow City Council Chambers · 43.8
Young T Company · 43.8
Horsehead Crossing Deli & Ice Cream Parlor · 43.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN305880 - None) · 31b85f70 · 43.7
Snowflake Tire · 43.6
BIA - NAVAJO REGION · 9d47954d · 43.6
BIE - WINSLOW RESIDENTIAL HALL · f690afcc · 43.5
Mine Site · 042e5990 · 43.5
White Mountain Wildlife & Nature Center Project · 43.5
Mine Site · 773cefa2 · 43.5
SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA WATER · 5738e7f5 · 43.4
City of Winslow- Clear Creek Pump Station Property · 43.4
Mine Site · cea44dce · 43.4
Mine Site · 8c8233e8 · 43.4
Mine Site · 23e09a18 · 43.4
APACHE-SITGREAVES NF · b4c313a5 · 43.4
BIE - TIISYAAKIN RESIDENTIAL HALL (HOLBROOK) · 24253e6f · 43.4
Pinetop Lakeside Old Town Hall · 43.4
Mine Site · 5ed3df49 · 43.3
Show Low Library Site · 43.3
Show Low- Former Woodys Bulk Fuel · 43.3
Mine Site · 6e559168 · 43.2
Show Low School · 43.2
Mine Site · 560e009e · 43.1
Mine Site · 9d2afa1b · 42.9
Mine Site · b519bcdd · 42.9
16/48 #8 · 42.8
16/27 #12 · 42.5
McNary Community · 42.4
16/29 37 · 42.4
Substation-Adjacent site · 640a185f · 42.4
16/78 #28 · 42.4
Mine Site · 4156b461 · 42.4
16/78 6 · 42.4
Right of Way APN 210-16-052A · 42.4
16/17 #176 · 42.3
Former Maintenance Building · 42.3
16/17 188 · 42.3
16/17 138 · 42.3
16/17 #139 · 42.3
16/76 #E1 · 42.3
16/76 A-1 · 42.3
16/76 #C4 · 42.3
16/07 #104 · 42.3
16/29 #20 · 42.3
16/07 #115 · 42.3
16/76 E3 · 42.3
16/17 #140 · 42.3
16/29 #47 · 42.3
16/29 36 · 42.3
16/26 20 · 42.3
16/26 24 · 42.3
16/56 #09 · 42.3
16/29 #23 · 42.3
16/301 #3 · 42.3
16/17 #171 · 42.3
16/17 #160 · 42.3
16/29 45 · 42.3
16/17 #143 · 42.3
16/26 #10 · 42.3
16/56 #2 · 42.3
16/56 #08 · 42.3
16/56 #6 · 42.3
16/17 #186 · 42.3
16/17 #146 · 42.3
16/76 #C1 · 42.3
16/17 182 · 42.3
16/301 #05 · 42.3
16/17 #163 · 42.3
16/17 #187 · 42.3
16/48 28 · 42.3
16/36 #160 · 42.2
16/36 #165 · 42.2
16/36 158 · 42.2
16/34 90 · 42.2
16/38 #228 · 42.2
16/38 227 · 42.2
16/29 #25 · 42.2
16/36 #171 · 42.2
16/34 70 · 42.2
16/543 100 · 42.1
McNary Lumber Mill · 42.0
Kayenta Health Center/Qtrs · 78962618 · 41.8
16/50 #8 · 41.1
16/50 #24 · 41.1
16/50 22 · 41.1
16/48 75 · 41.1
16/50 3 · 41.1
16/50 #3 · 41.1
16/48 #69 · 41.1
16/50 #2 · 149a69a7 · 41.1
16/50 #2 · 458d8e61 · 41.1
16/50 #40 · 41.1
16/48 69 · 41.1
16/50 #4 · 41.1
16/48 65 · 41.0
16/48 64 · 41.0
16/38 11 · 41.0
16/26 #130 · 41.0
16/17 #196 · 41.0
16/48 68 · 41.0
16/26 190 · 41.0
16/38 #11 · 41.0
16/27 #280 · 41.0
16/48 73 · 41.0
16/27 #270 · 41.0
16/48 #71 · 41.0
16/48 66 · 41.0
16/17 196 · 41.0
16/48 61 · 41.0
16/38 #12 · 41.0
16/17 #194 · 41.0
16/38 29 · 41.0
16/17 197 · 41.0
16/38 12 · 41.0
16/50 2 · 41.0
16/38 16 · 41.0
16/38 14 · 41.0
16/48 72 · 41.0
16/26 #110 · 41.0
Mine Site · 88a7af7b · 40.0
Health Station Land · 517b429b · 39.7
Jeddito School · 38.7
McGee Trading Post · 38.1

Navajo datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Navajo?

176 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 43.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 9th-most of 15 Arizona counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Navajo?

CHOLLA scores 62.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 176 scored sites in Navajo (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Navajo offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Navajo?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Navajo?

Average industrial electricity is 9.66¢/kWh and commercial is 13.72¢/kWh in Navajo.

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 Navajo, Arizona”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/navajo (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated November 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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