Datacenter Sites in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County has 348 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 7,705 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Cuyahoga County, Ohio has 348 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Ohio average of 53.2. It ranks 1st of 85 Ohio counties by number of sites and 21st by average score. The top-scoring site is Brooklyn Landfill Solar at 68.0/100.
348
Candidate sites
55.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
7,705 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
Site-selection context for Cuyahoga County
Yessales_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
12.75¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.03¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
20
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$32,555
Land price / acre
900
Cooling degree days
5,400
Heating degree days
51°F
Mean annual temp
Incentive detail: DC sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity (2022 law); JobsOhio grants.
How does Cuyahoga County compare with other counties in Ohio?
By number of scored sites, Cuyahoga County ranks 1st of the 85 Ohio counties with a county page, holding 8.8% of the state's 3,933 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.2/100 ranks 21st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 34th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 64 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Cuyahoga County?
Industrial sites are the most common (270, 78% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (47) and greenfield (20). 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 Cuyahoga County?
Industrial electricity averages 8.03¢/kWh and commercial 12.75¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (30). WRI water stress is low. 20 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 900 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 51°F. Land is valued around $32,555 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Cuyahoga County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Landfill Solar | Brownfield | 345 kV | 4 MW | 5.2 yrs | 68.0 |
| Medical Center Company Solar | Brownfield | — | 1 MW | 5.2 yrs | 66.8 |
| FOX | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 66.6 |
| UNKNOWN113660 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 66.5 |
| UNKNOWN113607 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 65.6 |
| JUNIPER | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 65.5 |
| UNKNOWN137113 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 65.2 |
| EASTLAKE STATION | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Near Cleveland Works | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.2 |
| UNKNOWN115519 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 62.8 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Lake Road (OH) | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.6 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.6 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.5 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.1 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 62.1 |
| EC Near Lake Road (OH) | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 61.9 |
| OZ Cuyahoga | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 61.7 |
| TAP137252 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.8 |
| TAP137279 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.8 |
| TAP137127 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.8 |
| TAP137273 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.8 |
| UNKNOWN112807 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.8 |
| TAP137251 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.7 |
Every scored site in Cuyahoga County
All 348 sites, best first.
- Brooklyn Landfill Solar · 68.0
- Medical Center Company Solar · 66.8
- FOX · 66.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · 5f3fe76a · 66.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · bbd583ff · 65.6
- JUNIPER · 65.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 4da03f62 · 65.2
- EASTLAKE STATION · 64.8
- EC Near Cleveland Works · 63.2
- Substation-Adjacent site · bc408fbc · 62.8
- OZ Cuyahoga · 9a8d3ded · 62.8
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · 14f24ea3 · 62.7
- OZ Cuyahoga · ed4d2057 · 62.6
- OZ Cuyahoga · 9130c09f · 62.6
- OZ Cuyahoga · 88e3cee3 · 62.5
- OZ Cuyahoga · 9ae0bb04 · 62.1
- OZ Cuyahoga · 1643cc70 · 62.1
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · e3be33ad · 61.9
- OZ Cuyahoga · 23f33312 · 61.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 40f107bc · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8bcb7b6e · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · bf800e0b · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · d56f4db9 · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · d5a4e70a · 60.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · eaf0a7eb · 60.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 41a0372e · 60.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · b37604fa · 60.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 4ff9303d · 60.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 1246d815 · 60.6
- IMPERIAL · 60.6
- CLINTON · 60.6
- BALDWIN · 60.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 61729ff7 · 60.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 692b5679 · 60.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 4b8a6043 · 60.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 370f48b3 · 60.4
- KENYON · 60.3
- KEPLER · 60.3
- LARK · 60.2
- Substation-Adjacent site · 7caa6af2 · 59.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · dd0e8e71 · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · eac84cbd · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · c0532fce · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 93bd97d4 · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 3b886b8e · 59.7
- KEITH · 59.6
- IX CENTER · 59.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8a32f370 · 59.6
- Substation-Adjacent site · d7952efd · 59.5
- NOTTINGHAM · 59.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 9706b93a · 59.5
- COLLINWOOD · 59.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 905f7289 · 59.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · f65ee5ff · 59.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · 645f700b · 59.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · 5452595f · 59.4
- PROGRESSIVE · 59.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · 4a941dc3 · 59.3
- Substation-Adjacent site · 45c8edc7 · 59.1
- OZ Cuyahoga · d809c87f · 58.9
- EC Coal Cuyahoga County · c5b5bfc1 · 58.8
- OZ Cuyahoga · 155c5c96 · 57.6
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · b45a076c · 56.1
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · 682a4b2e · 55.6
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · 882cb3fd · 54.9
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · 30400bc9 · 54.7
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · a15fc450 · 54.7
- Incinerator Drive · 54.5
- Superior Avenue Apartments · 54.5
- Abbey Avenue Apartments / ACM · 54.5
- 2200 Carnegie · 54.5
- Scranton Penninsula, Cuyahoga River Restoration · 54.5
- Flats East Bank Neighborhood · 54.5
- Puritas-Oatey Wetlands · 54.5
- 17th and Chester Student Housing Project; Shais Parking · 54.5
- Broadway Printing · 7f51c822 · 54.5
- Broadway Printing · 14f9325c · 54.5
- 3092 Rockerfeller Dr (former Broadway Ave/BP) · 54.5
- Ukranian Mueseum · 54.5
- Midtown Brownfield · 54.5
- Riverside Landings/Scranton Road Marina · 54.5
- Former Cleveland Ashpalt Plant · 54.5
- Cleveland Athletic Club · 54.5
- State Industrial Products Relocation Project · 54.5
- Western Reserve Fire Museum at Cleveland, Inc. · 54.5
- West 67th/Private Rd - 10 Properties · 54.5
- Burke Lakefront Airport · 54.5
- City of Cleveland USD - Municipal Boundaries · 54.5
- Center Street Condominiums · 54.5
- Cleveland Landbank Properties · 54.5
- Northern Ohio Food Terminal · 54.5
- Irishtown Bend · 54.5
- Asian Senior Housing · 54.4
- 6611 Euclid Avenue · 54.4
- Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries · 54.4
- Warner and Swasey Building · 54.4
- 4811-5000 Prospect LTD · 54.4
- Woodland Central GI - West Basin: Cooper Property · 54.4
- Euclid Technology Center · 54.4
- 5508 Euclid Avenue · 54.4
- 4600 Euclid LLC · 54.4
- Woodland Central Green Infrastructure - West Basin: Bioretention Basin Property · 54.4
- Fulton Auto Wrecking · 54.4
- Green City Growers · 54.4
- Maingate · 54.4
- Barber Vega- Forest city foundry · 54.4
- North East Chemical · 54.4
- Prince Plating · 54.4
- 1278 West 58th Street · 54.4
- Trim Tool · 54.4
- Cleveland Midtown RTA · 54.4
- Valvoline Express Care · 54.4
- Zayre Department and Furniture Store · 54.4
- Wood and Spencer Facility · 54.4
- Ariel International Center · 54.4
- 1975 E65th and 1968 E66th · 54.4
- 5215 Euclid Avenue · 54.4
- Former Warner & Swasey · 54.4
- Former Astrup Awning · 54.4
- Urban Ag · 54.4
- Meyer Dairy · 54.4
- Former Reilly Tar · 54.4
- Former Bounce Night Club · 54.4
- Opportunity Corridor Block Group-1 · 54.4
- Cleveland Chemical & Minerals Reclamation Property · 54.4
- 4500 Division - GLT Purchase · 54.4
- St. Michael Hospital Redevelopment Project · 54.4
- Pierres Expansion · 54.4
- Meyers Dairy · 54.4
- 7702 St. Clair · 54.4
- Midtown Corridor Project · 54.4
- Mine Site · 56d74056 · 54.4
- 4317 Chester · 54.4
- Crescent Ave. Redevelopment Site · 54.4
- APL Cleveland · 54.4
- Woodland Central GI - West Basin: Greenspace Property · 54.4
- E. 69th & Beaver Ave. Parcels · 54.4
- Crescent Ave. · 54.4
- Ace Dubick Properties · 54.4
- East 79th & Quincy · 54.4
- 1942 East 59th Street · 54.4
- Warner and Swasey · 54.4
- 1960 East 59th Street · 54.4
- 6900/7000 Euclid Avenue · 54.3
- 3037 E 83rd St. Agricultural Zone · 54.3
- 6573-6579 Pearl Road Redevelopment · 54.3
- Stonewater Lofts · 54.3
- Triangle Stamping · 54.3
- 2750 Woodhill · 54.3
- Former Hugo Boss · 54.3
- Former Deluxe Bumper Site · 54.3
- Health Tech Hospitality LLC Project · 54.3
- Newburgh Heights · 54.3
- 5936 Ackley Road · 54.3
- OTTER PARK ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WATCH · 54.3
- lower woolen mills · 54.3
- Former Hugo Boss_ Menlo Park Academy · 54.3
- Harvard Heat Treat Facility · 54.3
- Hobbs Property · 54.3
- Former Van Dorn Buildings · 54.3
- 11209-11405 Kinsman Property #2 · 54.3
- Former Variety Foods Site · 54.3
- 2046 East 71st Street · 54.3
- R & K Sausage · 54.3
- Columbo Park · 54.3
- Aricks Recycling · 54.3
- Opportunity Corridor SuperBlocks 2&3&4 · 54.3
- 8001-8205 Franklin Blvd. · 54.3
- Bob Deskins Park · 54.3
- Breakwater Redevelopment · 54.3
- 70th and Euclid · 54.3
- St. James AME Multi-Purpose Center · 54.3
- ABC Rental · 54.3
- Emerald Alliance V Site · 54.3
- Land Bank Lot 92 · 54.3
- Former Asset Wire · 54.3
- St. Martin de Porres HS Expansion · 54.3
- Cleveland Public Theatre · 54.3
- Brookside · 54.3
- Rid All Veterans Housing · 54.3
- Forestek Plating · 54.3
- 3961/3971 Jennings Road · 54.3
- Breakwater · 54.3
- Paramount Distillers · 54.3
- Former Schmidt's Brewery · 54.3
- 4101 East 116th Acquisition · 54.3
- St. Martin dePorres HS Expansion II · 54.3
- MetroHealth Clement Center · 54.3
- Burger King · 54.3
- Martin Sheet Metal · 54.3
- Goodrich Site · 54.3
- Bellaire Road Auto Parts · 54.3
- Brontel/Bronze · 54.3
- 11209-11405 Kinsman Property #1 · 54.3
- CLEVELAND LAKEFRONT OHIO · da615025 · 54.3
- Variety Theater ACM Survey · 54.3
- Bridge Square Community Park · 54.3
- 11623 Lake Avenue · 54.3
- RIS Paper Building · 54.3
- WAM Properties · 54.3
- Gordon Square Arcade - Lower Level · 54.3
- Opportunity Corridor Super Block #7 · 54.3
- Victory Center · 54.3
- Miles Landing · 54.3
- W 105th DQ · 54.3
- Hemisphere Industrial Park · 54.3
- Variety Theater Parking · 54.3
- 6509 Hough Street · 54.3
- Former YMCA · 54.3
- Miceli Expansion Site · 54.3
- Fairfax Intergenerational Housing Project · 54.3
- Euclid Block Proj · 54.3
- Caine Avenue · 54.3
- Former Habitat For Humanity Building · 54.3
- Overdrive · 54.2
- Former Gulf Station · 54.2
- Kinsman Retail Square · 54.2
- Opportunity Corridor SB 5&7 Phase-I · 54.2
- West 65th Street Equity Partners · 54.2
- Cliff Tower Marathon · 54.2
- UCI · 54.2
- 2438 Mapleside Drive Former Scofield Mansion & · 54.2
- Murtis H. Taylor · 54.2
- Dike 14 Confined Disposal Facility · 54.2
- Plymouth Avenue · 54.2
- GRTA · 54.2
- Trinity Building (Monarch Aluminum) · 54.2
- Former Shaker Saab · 54.2
- EC Near Lake Road (OH) · c0909579 · 54.2
- Gateway Industrial Park · 54.2
- Upper Chester · 54.2
- Big Creek North Parcels · 54.2
- Opportunity Corridor · 54.2
- MOUNT PLEASANT NOW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SITE · 54.2
- Fairfax Innovation Square · 54.2
- Opportunity Corridor Super Block #8 · 54.2
- Christ Centered Missionary Baptist Church · 54.2
- Cleveland Cosmos · 54.2
- Zalud Olds Property · 54.2
- Mine Site · 7f8b02d1 · 54.2
- Ferry Cap and Set Screw · 54.2
- Former Dike 14 · 54.2
- Neighborhood Green Centre · 54.2
- City of Parma Village Car Care Site · 54.1
- 1341 Building · 54.1
- Heritage Lane · 54.1
- E. 105th St. Gas Station · 54.1
- CCLRC Kinsman Road · 54.1
- Dike 14 CDF BA · 54.1
- Notre Dame College · 54.0
- Former Parma Schools Administration Building · 54.0
- CLEVELAND HOPKINS ATCT · 437c1012 · 53.9
- VA Medical Ctr.-Wade Park Div. · 85c278c8 · 53.9
- I-77 andI-82 North West Quadrant Broadview Heights · 53.8
- ELYRIA/CLEVELAND OHIO · e73526c3 · 53.7
- Former Midland Steel · 53.4
- Henninger Landfill Redevelopment · 53.4
- Margie's Cafe · 53.4
- 1384 Hird Avenue · 53.4
- Rockside Road Hotel · 53.4
- S.S. Kemp & Company Expansion Site · 53.4
- General Chemical · 53.4
- Baker Steel - Northern Portion · 53.4
- Henninger Landfill · 53.4
- Artspaces @ Stockyards · 53.4
- Sunar Hauserman · 53.4
- 11405 Kinsman · 53.4
- Former Benjamin Moore · 53.4
- Former Sunar-Hauserman Facility · 53.4
- Old Brooklyn Center · 53.4
- Thacker Street · 53.4
- Former McKinley School · 53.4
- Emerald Alliance VII · 53.4
- Cuyahoga County Soil Background Study · 53.4
- Grant Avenue · 53.4
- Proposed Buckeye Laundromat · 53.3
- Brooklyn Greenhouse · 53.3
- Former Williams Ford · 53.3
- Hinckley Ridge · 53.3
- 13613 Emily St. · 53.3
- 5000 Van Epps Road · 53.3
- Unicontrol Expansion Site · 53.3
- Former American Industrial · 53.3
- 789 Front Street Berea (Former KFC) · 53.3
- Kinsman Square Plaza · 53.3
- Parkwood Plaza · 53.3
- 10532 St. Clair Petro Site · 53.3
- 826 East Schaaf Redevelopment/ Former Greenhouse · 53.3
- Metaldyne Property · 53.3
- East Cleveland Maintenance Facility · 53.3
- 12920 Euclid Ave. · 53.3
- East 116th Retail Center · 53.3
- Solon Road · 53.3
- Former Roth Signs · 53.3
- Former Wigglesworth Property · 53.2
- MIGC East 134th Street · 53.2
- RSI Company Expansion Site · 53.2
- Mann Park · 53.2
- Medic Drug · 53.2
- Shaker Rocks · 53.2
- Cedar Center North · 53.2
- Arlington School · 53.2
- 17877 St. Clair Avenue Site · 53.2
- Hayden Ave Redevelopment · 53.2
- Euclid Belvoir Redevelopment · 53.2
- 26102 Chardon Road Former Gasoline and Service Sta · 53.2
- 442 South Green · 53.2
- Hayden and Scioto · 53.2
- Euclid-Hitachi Heavy Equipment Property · 53.2
- Warrenville Center · 53.2
- 19770 St. Clair Avenue · 53.2
- 1721 Eastham Ave. · 53.2
- East Cleveland Urban Setting Designation · 53.2
- Euclid Avenue · 53.2
- Saint Servan Centre · 53.2
- 12735 Kirby Avenue (NC Natural Solutions) · 53.2
- Hawley Park · 53.1
- Cleveland Heights A (OSB) · 53.1
- Five Star Auto · 53.1
- Green Source Products · 53.1
- Cleveland Heights B (Clancy) · 53.1
- 1050 Ivanhoe · 53.1
- 16201 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- Parmadale Family Services · 53.1
- 15001 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- Azure Stained Glass · 53.1
- Former Gahr Industries Site · 53.1
- Superior Weld Expansion Site · 53.1
- 15915 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- Heights Youth Club Inc. · 53.1
- 15771 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- 15452 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- 1146 East 152nd Street · 53.1
- Lee Silsby · 53.1
- Master Works Auto · 53.1
- 16103-16133 Euclid Ave. · 53.1
- BRECKSVILLE, OH · 612cfdcf · 53.0
- CLEVELAND · e58db450 · 53.0
- CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT · fb4201db · 53.0
- Broadview Heights Development Center · 52.9
- Pearl and Pierce · 52.9
- Shore Center Drive · 52.9
- Former St. Robert's Campus · 52.9
- Magalen Furniture · 52.8
- County Line Road · 52.7
- 31488 Center Ridge Road Development · 52.6
- Millennium Station · 52.6
- EC Coal Cuyahoga County · b94954cb · 49.6
Cuyahoga County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Cuyahoga County?
348 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the most of 85 Ohio counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Cuyahoga County?
Brooklyn Landfill Solar scores 68.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 348 scored sites in Cuyahoga County (a brownfield site).
Does Cuyahoga County offer datacenter tax incentives?
DC sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity (2022 law); JobsOhio grants.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Cuyahoga County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cuyahoga County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 30).
What are industrial electricity rates in Cuyahoga County?
Average industrial electricity is 8.03¢/kWh and commercial is 12.75¢/kWh in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County, Ohio”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/cuyahoga-county (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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