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Datacenter Sites in Kootenai County, Idaho

Kootenai County has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Kootenai County, Idaho has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness, about 11% above the Idaho average of 51.7. It ranks 14th of 43 Idaho counties by number of sites and 1st by average score. The top-scoring site is LANCASTER at 64.9/100.

46
Candidate sites
57.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Kootenai County

Site-selection context for Kootenai County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
10.64¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$11,050
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 Kootenai County compare with other counties in Idaho?

By number of scored sites, Kootenai County ranks 14th of the 43 Idaho counties with a county page, holding 2.1% of the state's 2,171 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 57.3/100 ranks 1st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 836th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 26 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Kootenai County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (21, 46% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (13) and federal excess (7). 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 Kootenai County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.37¢/kWh and commercial 10.64¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is medium-high. 11 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 $11,050 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Kootenai County

Top datacenter sites in Kootenai County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LANCASTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs64.9
RATHDRUMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs64.8
OZ KootenaiGreenfield——5.0 yrs62.5
UNKNOWN202560Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN206765Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs61.1
TAP205408Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.0
TAP207665Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN201465Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs60.7
DOWERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN206221Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs60.1
TAP204951Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs60.1
UNKNOWN202311Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs60.0
COEUR D'ALENE 15TH STREETSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN204945Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs59.8
TAP204949Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs58.8
ATHOLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs58.8
UNKNOWN202282Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs58.8
PRAIRIESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs58.7
TAP204947Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs58.7
TAP204952Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN204950Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs58.5
TAP204958Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs58.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.0 yrs56.1
Stimson Atlas MillIndustrial——5.0 yrs56.1
Riverstone-Huetter ConnectorIndustrial——5.0 yrs56.1

Every scored site in Kootenai County

All 46 sites, best first.

Kootenai County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kootenai County?

46 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 57.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 14th-most of 43 Idaho counties with five or more sites.

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

LANCASTER scores 64.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 46 scored sites in Kootenai County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Kootenai County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Kootenai County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Kootenai County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.37¢/kWh and commercial is 10.64¢/kWh in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County, Idaho”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/idaho/kootenai-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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