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Datacenter Sites in Huerfano County, Colorado

Huerfano County has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Huerfano County, Colorado has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6. It ranks 41st of 64 Colorado counties by number of sites and 21st by average score. The top-scoring site is OZ Huerfano at 58.0/100.

20
Candidate sites
51.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 20 in Huerfano County

Site-selection context for Huerfano County

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.80¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.23¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$1,360
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
6,200
Heating degree days
46°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

How does Huerfano County compare with other counties in Colorado?

By number of scored sites, Huerfano County ranks 41st of the 64 Colorado counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 3,428 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.9/100 ranks 21st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1729th-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 Huerfano County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (13, 65% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (4) and greenfield (2). 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 Huerfano County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.23¢/kWh and commercial 13.80¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (25). WRI water stress is high. 3 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 46°F. Land is valued around $1,360 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Huerfano County

Top datacenter sites in Huerfano County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ HuerfanoGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.0
WALSENBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.0
EC Coal Huerfano CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.1
TAP208071Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.6
TAP208069Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.1
TAP204049Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.9
UNKNOWN204057Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN208070Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN204056Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.7
UNKNOWN204052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.4
TAP204046Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN202846Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN204048Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs51.5
UNKNOWN202841Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs51.5
TAP204047Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs51.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.7
Walsenburg Care CenterIndustrial——4.3 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.0

Every scored site in Huerfano County

All 20 sites, best first.

Huerfano County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Huerfano County?

20 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 41st-most of 64 Colorado counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Huerfano County?

OZ Huerfano scores 58.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 20 scored sites in Huerfano County (a greenfield site).

Does Huerfano County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Huerfano County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Huerfano County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 25).

What are industrial electricity rates in Huerfano County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.23¢/kWh and commercial is 13.80¢/kWh in Huerfano 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 Huerfano County, Colorado”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/huerfano-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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