Datacenter Sites in Daniels County, Montana
Daniels County has 13 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Daniels County, Montana has 13 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Montana average of 54.3. It ranks 48th of 55 Montana counties by number of sites and 4th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · d4032517 at 60.0/100.
Site-selection context for Daniels County
Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.
How does Daniels County compare with other counties in Montana?
By number of scored sites, Daniels County ranks 48th of the 55 Montana counties with a county page, holding 0.5% of the state's 2,542 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.0/100 ranks 4th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 2184th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Daniels County?
Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (11, 85% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (1) and industrial (1). 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 Daniels County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very Low" (12). WRI water stress is medium-high. 1 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 400 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 42°F. Land is valued around $1,076 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Daniels County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN205514 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN205515 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.8 |
| UNKNOWN205532 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.3 |
| TAP205526 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.3 |
| UNKNOWN205521 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.2 |
| UNKNOWN205531 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.7 |
| TAP204499 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.6 |
| UNKNOWN208304 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.1 |
| TAP208298 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.0 |
| UNKNOWN208302 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.0 |
| UNKNOWN208300 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.8 |
| Flaxville School | Industrial | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 54.1 |
| MT0035 LPOE-Whitetail | Federal Excess | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 53.2 |
Every scored site in Daniels County
All 13 sites, best first.
- Substation-Adjacent site · d4032517 · 60.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 644933cb · 59.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 85a75565 · 59.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8d15bfb4 · 59.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 10fd6f07 · 59.2
- Substation-Adjacent site · fd6bb509 · 58.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 64f9e8a7 · 58.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8ceeee2a · 58.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · ce44b421 · 58.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 37fc7a53 · 58.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 2da0fc93 · 57.8
- Flaxville School · 54.1
- MT0035 LPOE-Whitetail · 4818052a · 53.2
Daniels County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Daniels County?
13 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 48th-most of 55 Montana counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Daniels County?
Substation-Adjacent site · d4032517 scores 60.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 13 scored sites in Daniels County (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Daniels County offer datacenter tax incentives?
New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Daniels County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Daniels County as "Very Low" (score 12).
More in Montana
- All datacenter sites in Montana· 2,542 sites
- Operating datacenters in Montana
- Electric substations in Montana
- Broadwater County· 144 sites · avg 52.1
- Yellowstone County· 140 sites · avg 59.2
- Flathead County· 121 sites · avg 52.4
- Cascade County· 114 sites · avg 53.3
- Missoula County· 107 sites · avg 57.3
- Richland County· 107 sites · avg 54.7
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Montana
- Federal Excess sites in Montana
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 Daniels County, Montana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/daniels-county (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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