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Datacenter Sites in Emery County, Utah

Emery County has 63 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 950 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Emery County, Utah has 63 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Utah average of 51.7. It ranks 13th of 29 Utah counties by number of sites and 24th by average score. The top-scoring site is EMERY at 60.1/100.

63
Candidate sites
48.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
950 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Emery County

Site-selection context for Emery County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.52¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
1
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$6,319
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
5,500
Heating degree days
49°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

How does Emery County compare with other counties in Utah?

By number of scored sites, Emery County ranks 13th of the 29 Utah counties with a county page, holding 2.6% of the state's 2,458 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.6/100 ranks 24th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 584th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 4 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Emery County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (46, 73% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) 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 Emery County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.63¢/kWh and commercial 9.52¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is high. 1 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 49°F. Land is valued around $6,319 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Emery County

Top datacenter sites in Emery County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EMERYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.1
EC Coal Emery CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.9
EC Coal Emery CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.0
EC Coal Emery CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs55.3
MCFADDENSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN207905Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs52.1
TAP208885Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs51.8
DEAD HEADSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs51.7
UNKNOWN207911Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN207912Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs51.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs48.1
Abandoned/Vacant LotIndustrial——3.5 yrs48.1
premium Oil SiteIndustrial——3.5 yrs48.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs48.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs47.7

Every scored site in Emery County

All 63 sites, best first.

Emery County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Emery County?

63 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 13th-most of 29 Utah counties with five or more sites.

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

EMERY scores 60.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 63 scored sites in Emery County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Emery County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

What is the natural-hazard risk in Emery County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Emery County as "Relatively Low" (score 15).

What are industrial electricity rates in Emery County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.63¢/kWh and commercial is 9.52¢/kWh in Emery 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 Emery County, Utah”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/emery-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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