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Datacenter Sites in Storey County, Nevada

Storey County has 54 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,395 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Storey County, Nevada has 54 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, about 12% above the Nevada average of 48.5. It ranks 8th of 17 Nevada counties by number of sites and 1st by average score. The top-scoring site is TRACY at 63.5/100.

54
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,395 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Storey County

Site-selection context for Storey County

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Datacenter tax incentive
5.83¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
Extremely High
Water stress
$77,197
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 Storey County compare with other counties in Nevada?

By number of scored sites, Storey County ranks 8th of the 17 Nevada counties with a county page, holding 3.0% of the state's 1,809 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 1st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 695th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Storey County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (24, 44% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (12) and federal excess (7). 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 Storey County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.01¢/kWh and commercial 5.83¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very Low" (12). WRI water stress is extremely high. 2 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 $77,197 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Storey County

Top datacenter sites in Storey County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.5
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.2
MIRA LOMASubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.1
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.6
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.5
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs60.2
SUGAR LOAFSubstation-Adjacent360 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.0
Valley RoadBrownfield120 kV6 MW3.5 yrs59.8
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.4
Desert Peak Power PlantBrownfield—11 MW3.5 yrs59.1
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.0
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.0
EC Near TracyGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.5
RENOSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN310009Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN303152Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.0
GREG ST/BELLA VISTASubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN304043Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN302408Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
NORTHWEST TAPSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.8
SPANISH SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.9
MT. ROSESubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.9
STEAMBOATSubstation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.9

Every scored site in Storey County

All 54 sites, best first.

Storey County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Storey County?

54 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 8th-most of 17 Nevada counties with five or more sites.

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

TRACY scores 63.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 54 scored sites in Storey County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Storey 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 Storey County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Storey County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.01¢/kWh and commercial is 5.83¢/kWh in Storey 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 Storey County, Nevada”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nevada/storey-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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