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Datacenter Sites in Garfield County, Utah

Garfield County has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 46.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 150 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Garfield County, Utah has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 46.2/100 DC Readiness, about 11% below the Utah average of 51.7. It ranks 26th of 29 Utah counties by number of sites and 29th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Garfield County at 54.8/100.

18
Candidate sites
46.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
150 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 18 in Garfield County

Site-selection context for Garfield County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.28¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$4,398
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 Garfield County compare with other counties in Utah?

By number of scored sites, Garfield County ranks 26th of the 29 Utah counties with a county page, holding 0.7% of the state's 2,458 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 46.2/100 ranks 29th in the state and is about 13% below 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 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Garfield County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (9, 50% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (5) and substation-adjacent (3). 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 Garfield County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.05¢/kWh and commercial 10.28¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is high. 2 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 $4,398 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Garfield County

Top datacenter sites in Garfield County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Garfield CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN201831Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs50.5
UNKNOWN207901Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs49.6
TAP207900Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs46.5
DIXIE NATIONAL FORESTFederal Excess——3.5 yrs46.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs46.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs45.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs45.2
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.8
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.6
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.4
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.3
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.2
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.2
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs44.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs43.7
CRSP, GLEN CANYON UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs43.1

Every scored site in Garfield County

All 18 sites, best first.

Garfield County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Garfield County?

18 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 46.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 26th-most of 29 Utah counties with five or more sites.

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

EC Coal Garfield County scores 54.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 18 scored sites in Garfield County (a greenfield site).

Does Garfield County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Garfield County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Garfield County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.05¢/kWh and commercial is 10.28¢/kWh in Garfield 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 Garfield County, Utah”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/garfield-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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