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Datacenter Sites in Bingham County, Idaho

Bingham County has 210 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.8/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Bingham County, Idaho has 210 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.8/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7. It ranks 1st of 43 Idaho counties by number of sites and 33rd by average score. The top-scoring site is GOSHEN at 62.6/100.

210
Candidate sites
50.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Bingham County

Site-selection context for Bingham County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
9.34¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
8
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,789
Land price / acre
500
Cooling degree days
6,400
Heating degree days
44°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

How does Bingham County compare with other counties in Idaho?

By number of scored sites, Bingham County ranks 1st of the 43 Idaho counties with a county page, holding 9.7% of the state's 2,171 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.8/100 ranks 33rd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 97th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 28 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Bingham County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (110, 52% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (61) and substation-adjacent (31). 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 Bingham County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.93¢/kWh and commercial 9.34¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is medium-high. 8 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 44°F. Land is valued around $3,789 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Bingham County

Top datacenter sites in Bingham County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GOSHENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.0 yrs62.6
WESTSIDESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.0 yrs58.0
GEMSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.3
TAP204691Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.3
CINDER BUTTESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.1
TAP204750Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.0
TAP207212Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.0
TAP204775Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN202640Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW5.0 yrs57.0
TAP204749Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.9
TABERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.9
TAP204776Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.9
TAP204780Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.9
BLACKFOOTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.9
TAP204751Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.8
LAVASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.7
MORELANDSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.6
ROSS FORKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.5
TAP204781Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.5
FORT HALLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.2
PINGREESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN205292Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.1
TAP204733Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.0
TAP204762Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs55.9
TYHEESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs55.8

Every scored site in Bingham County

All 210 sites, best first.

Bingham County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Bingham County?

210 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.8/100 DC Readiness. That is the most of 43 Idaho counties with five or more sites.

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

GOSHEN scores 62.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 210 scored sites in Bingham County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Bingham County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Bingham County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bingham County as "Relatively Low" (score 15).

What are industrial electricity rates in Bingham County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.93¢/kWh and commercial is 9.34¢/kWh in Bingham 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 Bingham County, Idaho”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/idaho/bingham-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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