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Datacenter Sites in Clark County, Nevada

Clark County has 747 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 36,314 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Clark County, Nevada has 747 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nevada average of 48.5. It ranks 1st of 17 Nevada counties by number of sites and 4th by average score. The top-scoring site is Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I at 64.0/100.

747
Candidate sites
49.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
36,314 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Clark County

Site-selection context for Clark County

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Datacenter tax incentive
6.19¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
15
Fiber providers
Extremely High
Water stress
$3,863
Land price / acre
2,000
Cooling degree days
3,700
Heating degree days
50°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Partial abatement of sales/use tax and personal property tax for $25M+ DC investments.

How does Clark County compare with other counties in Nevada?

By number of scored sites, Clark County ranks 1st of the 17 Nevada counties with a county page, holding 41% of the state's 1,809 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.2/100 ranks 4th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 6th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 99 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Clark County?

Industrial sites are the most common (238, 32% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (219) and substation-adjacent (149). 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 Clark County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.74¢/kWh and commercial 6.19¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very Low" (12). WRI water stress is extremely high. 15 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 50°F. Land is valued around $3,863 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Clark County

Top datacenter sites in Clark County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site IBrownfield230 kV13 MW7.6 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN308478Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.2
APEXSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.2
LENZIESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.2
NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs62.0
CLARKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs61.8
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs61.8
MEADSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs61.8
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs61.7
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs61.3
EC Coal Clark CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs61.2
HARRY ALLEN (500KV)Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs61.1
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs61.0
MARKETPLACESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs61.0
BLM Solar DLA: Dry LakeGreenfield—1,474 MW7.6 yrs60.9
MCCULLOUGHSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs60.8
CRYSTALSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs60.6
EC Coal Clark CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs60.5
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs60.5
OZ ClarkGreenfield——7.6 yrs60.4
SunriseBrownfield138 kV167 MW7.6 yrs60.2
EC Coal Clark CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN308502Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.8
PECOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW7.6 yrs59.8
EC Coal Clark CountyGreenfield——7.6 yrs59.6

Every scored site in Clark County

All 747 sites, best first.

Clark County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Clark County?

747 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the most of 17 Nevada counties with five or more sites.

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

Nellis AFB Solar Facility Site I scores 64.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 747 scored sites in Clark County (a brownfield site).

Does Clark County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Partial abatement of sales/use tax and personal property tax for $25M+ DC investments.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Clark County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Clark County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.74¢/kWh and commercial is 6.19¢/kWh in Clark 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 Clark County, Nevada”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/clark-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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