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Datacenter Sites in Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County has 148 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 5,050 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Pueblo County, Colorado has 148 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Colorado average of 50.6. It ranks 5th of 64 Colorado counties by number of sites and 18th by average score. The top-scoring site is COMANCHE at 63.8/100.

148
Candidate sites
52.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
5,050 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Pueblo County

Site-selection context for Pueblo County

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.62¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.08¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
8
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$1,659
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 Pueblo County compare with other counties in Colorado?

By number of scored sites, Pueblo County ranks 5th of the 64 Colorado counties with a county page, holding 4.3% of the state's 3,428 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.0/100 ranks 18th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 177th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 38 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Pueblo County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (69, 47% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (43) and greenfield (21). 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 Pueblo County?

Industrial electricity averages 9.08¢/kWh and commercial 13.62¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (25). WRI water stress is high. 8 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 $1,659 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Pueblo County

Top datacenter sites in Pueblo County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COMANCHESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.8
PUEBLOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.1
BOONESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs58.8
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.8
OZ PuebloGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.6
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.1
EC Coal Pueblo CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.0
EC Coal Pueblo CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.8
EC Near Comanche (CO)Greenfield——4.3 yrs57.5
EC Near Comanche (CO)Greenfield——4.3 yrs57.4
EC Near PuebloGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.3
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.2
EC Near Comanche (CO)Greenfield——4.3 yrs57.2
EC Coal Pueblo CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN208088Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.8
EC Near PuebloGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.6
TAP208093Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN208090Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN208092Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN208096Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
EC Coal Pueblo CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN208095Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.2
TAP208077Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN203927Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.0

Every scored site in Pueblo County

All 148 sites, best first.

Pueblo County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Pueblo County?

148 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 64 Colorado counties with five or more sites.

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

COMANCHE scores 63.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 148 scored sites in Pueblo County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Pueblo County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone sales tax exemptions; broadband equipment tax credit.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Pueblo County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Pueblo County?

Average industrial electricity is 9.08¢/kWh and commercial is 13.62¢/kWh in Pueblo 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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Pueblo County, Colorado”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/colorado/pueblo-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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