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EC Coal Garfield County

Greenfield

Garfield County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
56.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Garfield County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Garfield County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 56.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityGARKANE ENERGY COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTonaquint Data Center - Saint George
IXP distance139.2 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage72.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance203.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPACIFICORP
Land contactGarfield County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index73.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen
DC distance136.6 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline84.4 mi
Nearest fiber route84.2 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%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk7%
40
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN207901Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs49.7
TAP207900Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW6.9 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs46.6
DIXIE NATIONAL FORESTFederal Excess——6.9 yrs46.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs46.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs45.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——6.9 yrs45.3

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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