Light Industrial Area
IndustrialSalt Lake County, Utah · WECC
At a glance
Light Industrial Area is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Salt Lake County, Utah, scoring 54.2/100 DC Readiness — 246th of 329 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).
Site location
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How does Light Industrial Area compare with other sites in Salt Lake County?
Light Industrial Area ranks 246th of 329 scored candidate sites in Salt Lake County. Its 54.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. It is roughly in line with the Utah average of 51.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Utah average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (98 vs 72) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Light Industrial Area to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Aligned Salt Lake (SLC-01) at 2.2 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Verizon, 2.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Light Industrial Area?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Salt Lake County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Salt Lake County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERMINAL | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.4 |
| 90TH SOUTH | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| MIDVALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| CAMP WILLIAMS | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.3 |
| OQUIRRH | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.0 |
| OZ Salt Lake | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings) | Brownfield | 46 kV | 2 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.2 |
Light Industrial Area: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Light Industrial Area?
Light Industrial Area scores 54.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 246th of 329 scored sites in Salt Lake County. The Salt Lake County average is 57.1 and the Utah average is 51.7.
What grid region is Light Industrial Area in?
Light Industrial Area is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Light Industrial Area from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Aligned Salt Lake (SLC-01), about 2.2 miles away; 15 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Light Industrial Area, Salt Lake County, UT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/salt-lake-county/light-industrial-area-c0a67b48 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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