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EC Coal Navajo County

Greenfield

Navajo, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
48.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Navajo County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Navajo, Arizona, scoring 48.4/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 176 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 IXP2210Cortez LLC
IXP distance122.0 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage7.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance238.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactNavajo County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

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 index65.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest rail10.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.2 mi
Nearest fiber route243.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity13.72¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$325

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 Coal Navajo County compare with other sites in Navajo?

EC Coal Navajo County ranks 26th of 176 scored candidate sites in Navajo. Its 48.4/100 is about 10% above the county average of 43.9. It is roughly in line with the Arizona average of 48.5 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (45 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 Coal Navajo County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 2210Cortez LLC at 122 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data.

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

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 Navajo "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%
45
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
16
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
71
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Navajo County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHOLLASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs62.5
SUGARLOAFSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN300020Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs55.9
EC Near ChollaGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.8
EC Coal Navajo CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.5
LEUPPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs53.4
EC Near ChollaGreenfield——3.5 yrs53.2
EC Near ChollaGreenfield——3.5 yrs52.9

EC Coal Navajo County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Navajo County?

EC Coal Navajo County scores 48.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 176 scored sites in Navajo. The Navajo average is 43.9 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Navajo County?

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

What grid region is EC Coal Navajo County in?

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

Is EC Coal Navajo County in a flood zone?

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

Who owns EC Coal Navajo County?

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

How far is EC Coal Navajo County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 2210Cortez LLC, about 122 miles away; 4 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 Coal Navajo County, Navajo, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/navajo/ec-coal-navajo-county-76898d6b (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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