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Datacenter Sites in Benton County, Oregon

Benton County has 66 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Benton County, Oregon has 66 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Oregon average of 53.1. It ranks 13th of 36 Oregon counties by number of sites and 6th by average score. The top-scoring site is WREN at 63.4/100.

66
Candidate sites
56.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,600 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Benton County

Site-selection context for Benton County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
8.41¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
10
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$12,931
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 Benton County compare with other counties in Oregon?

By number of scored sites, Benton County ranks 13th of the 36 Oregon counties with a county page, holding 2.7% of the state's 2,430 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.6/100 ranks 6th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 557th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 41 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Benton County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (43, 65% of the county's inventory), followed by industrial (15) and federal excess (5). 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 Benton County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.37¢/kWh and commercial 8.41¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is medium-high. 10 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 $12,931 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Benton County

Top datacenter sites in Benton County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WRENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.4
ALBANYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.3
FRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.0
Corvallis Municipal AirportBrownfield—0 MW3.5 yrs62.9
CALAPOOYASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs61.3
TAP207025Substation-Adjacent132 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
BUCHANANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
GRANT STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.4
MARYS RVIERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.3
TAP207029Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN208741Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN208742Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN208758Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
VINE STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN208726Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
QUEEN AVENUESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.7
INTERNATIONAL PAPERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.6
FROMANSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.6
CHESHIRESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
JUNCTION CITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
TAP208759Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN208739Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
TAP208740Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
TAP207005Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN208746Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs58.2

Every scored site in Benton County

All 66 sites, best first.

Benton County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Benton County?

66 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 13th-most of 36 Oregon counties with five or more sites.

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

WREN scores 63.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 66 scored sites in Benton County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Benton 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 Benton County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Benton County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.37¢/kWh and commercial is 8.41¢/kWh in Benton 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 Benton County, Oregon”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/benton-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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