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Datacenter Sites in Traill County, North Dakota

Traill County has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Traill County, North Dakota has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the North Dakota average of 55.7. It ranks 19th of 43 North Dakota counties by number of sites and 22nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 88d8eab0 at 58.8/100.

18
Candidate sites
56.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
900 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 18 in Traill County

Site-selection context for Traill County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
6.44¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$3,725
Land price / acre
500
Cooling degree days
8,600
Heating degree days
40°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Property tax exemption for new DC construction for up to 5 years.

How does Traill County compare with other counties in North Dakota?

By number of scored sites, Traill County ranks 19th of the 43 North Dakota counties with a county page, holding 1.8% of the state's 1,020 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.2/100 ranks 22nd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1835th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 15 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Traill County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (15, 83% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (2) and greenfield (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 Traill County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.49¢/kWh and commercial 6.44¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (20). WRI water stress is low-medium. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 40°F. Land is valued around $3,725 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Traill County

Top datacenter sites in Traill County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP161693Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs58.8
TAP161694Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN134587Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN134610Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN134608Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN134583Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN134605Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.7
TAP134591Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN134609Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN157699Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN130639Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.4
TAP161697Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.2
TAP135366Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN160784Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN134582Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130180 - UNKNOWN134608)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs52.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs52.4

Every scored site in Traill County

All 18 sites, best first.

Traill County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Traill County?

18 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 19th-most of 43 North Dakota counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 88d8eab0 scores 58.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 18 scored sites in Traill County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Traill County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Property tax exemption for new DC construction for up to 5 years.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Traill County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Traill County as "Relatively Low" (score 20).

What are industrial electricity rates in Traill County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.49¢/kWh and commercial is 6.44¢/kWh in Traill 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 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Traill County, North Dakota”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-dakota/traill-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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