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Datacenter Sites in Valley County, Idaho

Valley County has 205 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Valley County, Idaho has 205 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Idaho average of 51.7. It ranks 2nd of 43 Idaho counties by number of sites and 40th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 4784eee2 at 54.0/100.

205
Candidate sites
47.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Valley County

Site-selection context for Valley County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
9.15¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$3,900
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 Valley County compare with other counties in Idaho?

By number of scored sites, Valley County ranks 2nd of the 43 Idaho counties with a county page, holding 9.4% of the state's 2,171 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 47.9/100 ranks 40th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 103rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Valley County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (181, 88% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (8) and former mine (8). 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 Valley 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. 5 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 $3,900 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Valley County

Top datacenter sites in Valley County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP207418Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.0 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN204960Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.3
TAP204916Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.3
TAP206495Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.2
TAP204959Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs52.2
UNKNOWN206877Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs51.8
EC FFE Valley CountyGreenfield——5.0 yrs51.3
UNKNOWN207265Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.0 yrs50.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs49.4
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs49.1
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.9
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.8
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.7
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6
BOISE PROJECT, PAYETTE DIVISIONFederal Excess——5.0 yrs48.6

Every scored site in Valley County

All 205 sites, best first.

Valley County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Valley County?

205 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 47.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 2nd-most of 43 Idaho counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 4784eee2 scores 54.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 205 scored sites in Valley County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Valley County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Personal property tax exemption on computer equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Valley County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Valley County?

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

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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