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Datacenter Sites in Richland County, Montana

Richland County has 107 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,100 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Richland County, Montana has 107 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Montana average of 54.3. It ranks 5th of 55 Montana counties by number of sites and 26th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 0987c220 at 63.0/100.

107
Candidate sites
54.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,100 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Richland County

Site-selection context for Richland County

Yesproperty_tax_abatement
Datacenter tax incentive
11.82¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
13.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,109
Land price / acre
400
Cooling degree days
7,600
Heating degree days
42°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.

How does Richland County compare with other counties in Montana?

By number of scored sites, Richland County ranks 5th of the 55 Montana counties with a county page, holding 4.2% of the state's 2,542 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.7/100 ranks 26th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 302nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 41 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Richland County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (60, 56% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (28) and greenfield (14). 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 Richland County?

Industrial electricity averages 13.69¢/kWh and commercial 11.82¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very Low" (12). WRI water stress is medium-high. 3 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 $1,109 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Richland County

Top datacenter sites in Richland County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN204458Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs63.0
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs62.0
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs62.0
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs61.7
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs61.7
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs61.5
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs61.5
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs61.2
EC Coal Richland CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs60.6
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs60.5
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs60.4
EC Coal Richland CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs59.9
EC Near Lewis & ClarkGreenfield——1.1 yrs59.8
EC Coal Richland CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN208336Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN202253Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN208348Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs58.6
TAP204455Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN204456Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs58.4
EC Coal Richland CountyGreenfield——1.1 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN201333Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN208350Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs57.1
CRANESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.8
TAP208361Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.8
TAP208358Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.1 yrs56.8

Every scored site in Richland County

All 107 sites, best first.

Richland County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Richland County?

107 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 55 Montana counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 0987c220 scores 63.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 107 scored sites in Richland County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Richland County offer datacenter tax incentives?

New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Richland County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Richland County as "Very Low" (score 12).

What are industrial electricity rates in Richland County?

Average industrial electricity is 13.69¢/kWh and commercial is 11.82¢/kWh in Richland 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 Richland County, Montana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/richland-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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