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Datacenter Sites in Payette County, Idaho

Payette County has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.8/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Payette County, Idaho has 41 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.8/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7. It ranks 17th of 43 Idaho counties by number of sites and 15th by average score. The top-scoring site is LANGLEY at 60.0/100.

41
Candidate sites
52.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Payette County

Site-selection context for Payette County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
9.15¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$5,191
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 Payette County compare with other counties in Idaho?

By number of scored sites, Payette County ranks 17th of the 43 Idaho counties with a county page, holding 1.9% of the state's 2,171 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.8/100 ranks 15th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 949th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 6 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Payette County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (24, 59% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (6) and former mine (5). 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 Payette 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. 6 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 $5,191 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Payette County

Top datacenter sites in Payette County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LANGLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.0 yrs60.0
EC FFE Payette CountyGreenfield——5.0 yrs59.8
ONTARIOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.2
PAYETTESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.3
WILLOW CREEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.0 yrs56.2
CRANE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs55.2
VALESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN207363Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.8
TAP207365Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.8
TAP209006Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN207361Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.7
TAP207362Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN207359Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.6
TAP207364Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.5
NEW PLYMOUNTHSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs54.0
TAP205339Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN209005Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.5
ORE-IDASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.9
NYSSASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.9
UNKNOWN205338Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.9
CAIROSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.9
UNKNOWN204969Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs52.9
TAP205312Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.8
NYSSASubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.6
TAP204967Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.4

Every scored site in Payette County

All 41 sites, best first.

Payette County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Payette County?

41 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.8/100 DC Readiness. That is the 17th-most of 43 Idaho counties with five or more sites.

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

LANGLEY scores 60.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 41 scored sites in Payette County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Payette County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Payette County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Payette County?

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

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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