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Datacenter Sites in Gooding County, Idaho

Gooding County has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,000 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Gooding County, Idaho has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7. It ranks 21st of 43 Idaho counties by number of sites and 13th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · a33d4d6b at 59.3/100.

32
Candidate sites
53.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,000 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Gooding County

Site-selection context for Gooding County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
9.15¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$7,101
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 Gooding County compare with other counties in Idaho?

By number of scored sites, Gooding County ranks 21st of the 43 Idaho counties with a county page, holding 1.5% of the state's 2,171 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.2/100 ranks 13th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1196th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 5 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Gooding County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (25, 78% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (3) and greenfield (3). 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 Gooding County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.15¢/kWh and commercial 9.15¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is medium-high. 3 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 $7,101 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Gooding County

Top datacenter sites in Gooding County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN205041Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN204860Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs58.1
Greenfield (HEMINGWAY - MIDPOINT (500KV))Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.0 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN201449Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN202548Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN207330Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.6
TAP204839Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.6
TAP204854Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.5
TAP207331Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.5
TOPCAMSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.5
UNKNOWN202550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN201435Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN201301Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN205046Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.3
TAP204861Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN204856Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN207326Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.0
UPPER SALMON FALLS BSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs53.7
UPPER SALMON FALLSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs53.7
TAP207293Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs53.6
TAP207333Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN207329Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN204860 - UNKNOWN205032)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs52.1
UPPER MALADSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs51.9
TAP206531Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs51.8

Every scored site in Gooding County

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Gooding County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Gooding County?

32 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 21st-most of 43 Idaho counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · a33d4d6b scores 59.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 32 scored sites in Gooding County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Gooding County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Gooding County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Gooding County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.15¢/kWh and commercial is 9.15¢/kWh in Gooding 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 Gooding County, Idaho”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/idaho/gooding-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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