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Datacenter Sites in Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County has 85 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Pershing County, Nevada has 85 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nevada average of 48.5. It ranks 7th of 17 Nevada counties by number of sites and 15th by average score. The top-scoring site is STAR PEAK at 51.1/100.

85
Candidate sites
45.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Pershing County

Site-selection context for Pershing County

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Datacenter tax incentive
7.45¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
11.26¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
1
Fiber providers
Extremely High
Water stress
$1,164
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 Pershing County compare with other counties in Nevada?

By number of scored sites, Pershing County ranks 7th of the 17 Nevada counties with a county page, holding 4.7% of the state's 1,809 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 45.3/100 ranks 15th in the state and is about 15% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 398th-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 Pershing County?

Industrial sites are the most common (32, 38% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (26) and former mine (23). 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 Pershing County?

Industrial electricity averages 11.26¢/kWh and commercial 7.45¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very Low" (12). WRI water stress is extremely high. 1 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 $1,164 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Pershing County

Top datacenter sites in Pershing County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STAR PEAKSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.1
DUN GLENNSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.0
OREANASubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.0
EC FFE Pershing CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs46.9
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs46.4
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs46.4
LOVELOCK, NVFederal Excess——3.5 yrs46.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs46.0
Crossroads 6Industrial——3.5 yrs45.9
Crossroads 7Industrial——3.5 yrs45.9
Crossroads 4Industrial——3.5 yrs45.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs45.7
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.6
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.5
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.5
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.5
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.4
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.4
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.4
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.4
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.3
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.3
Humbold ProjectFederal Excess——3.5 yrs45.3
Industrial Land (Parcel #001-162-04)Industrial——3.5 yrs45.2
Kennerson Vacant Site APN #001-136-02Industrial——3.5 yrs45.2

Every scored site in Pershing County

All 85 sites, best first.

Pershing County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Pershing County?

85 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 17 Nevada counties with five or more sites.

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

STAR PEAK scores 51.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 85 scored sites in Pershing County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Pershing 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 Pershing County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Pershing County?

Average industrial electricity is 11.26¢/kWh and commercial is 7.45¢/kWh in Pershing 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 Pershing County, Nevada”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/pershing-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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