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DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST

Federal Excess

Garfield County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
47.5
Fair / 100

DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Garfield County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 47.5/100 DC Readiness and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 6.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait6.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTonaquint Data Center - Saint George
IXP distance67.9 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage72.2%

Site characteristics

Acreage12 ac
Buildable load (est.)~5–12 MWland-based
Former useOffice Building Locations

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score85/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen
DC distance66.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$4,398

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Garfield County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Garfield CountyGreenfield——1.7 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN201831Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs51.7
UNKNOWN207901Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.9
TAP207900Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs50.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs47.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs47.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs46.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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