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Datacenter Sites in Baker County, Oregon

Baker County has 74 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,200 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Baker County, Oregon has 74 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Oregon average of 53.1. It ranks 11th of 36 Oregon counties by number of sites and 31st by average score. The top-scoring site is QUARTZ at 59.9/100.

74
Candidate sites
49.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,200 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Baker County

Site-selection context for Baker County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
8.61¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,942
Land price / acre
300
Cooling degree days
4,700
Heating degree days
49°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

How does Baker County compare with other counties in Oregon?

By number of scored sites, Baker County ranks 11th of the 36 Oregon counties with a county page, holding 3.0% of the state's 2,430 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.5/100 ranks 31st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 484th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 6 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Baker County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (30, 41% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (25) and substation-adjacent (9). 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 Baker County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.40¢/kWh and commercial 8.61¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is medium-high. 11 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 300 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 49°F. Land is valued around $1,942 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Baker County

Top datacenter sites in Baker County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
QUARTZSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.9
TAP205307Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs59.4
OZ BakerGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN202611Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
ELM STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN202818Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.5
TAP205333Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs53.5
TAP205331Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs53.5
COW VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.6
UNITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs51.6
IOOF Lodge #25Industrial——3.5 yrs49.6
Lime Cement Plant - formerIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs49.6
Pioneer West Bank (former)Industrial——3.5 yrs49.6
Former Baker Gasification PlantIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs49.5
Elkhorn Industrial ParkIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.5
Ostwald Machine ShopIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.5
General Farm Supply formerIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.5
BAKER PROJECT, LOWER DIVISIONFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.3
BAKER PROJECT, LOWER DIVISIONFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.2
BAKER PROJECT, LOWER DIVISIONFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs49.1

Every scored site in Baker County

All 74 sites, best first.

Baker County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Baker County?

74 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 11th-most of 36 Oregon counties with five or more sites.

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

QUARTZ scores 59.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 74 scored sites in Baker County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Baker County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Baker County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Baker County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).

What are industrial electricity rates in Baker County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.40¢/kWh and commercial is 8.61¢/kWh in Baker 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 Baker County, Oregon”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/baker-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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