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RIDING AND RECEIVING

Substation-Adjacent

Salt Lake County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

At a glance

RIDING AND RECEIVING is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Salt Lake County, Utah, scoring 60.4/100 DC Readiness — 63rd of 329 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is RIDING AND RECEIVING (0 mi, 138 kV). It sits in the WECC grid region and the CITY OF MURRAY - (UT) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationRIDING AND RECEIVING
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityCITY OF MURRAY - (UT)municipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 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 wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFlexential - Salt Lake City/Millcreek (SLC10)
IXP distance3.1 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage87.7%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Salt Lake City - Millcreek
DC distance3.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$13,993

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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How does RIDING AND RECEIVING compare with other sites in Salt Lake County?

RIDING AND RECEIVING ranks 63rd of 329 scored candidate sites in Salt Lake County. Its 60.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. It is about 17% above the Utah average of 51.7 and about 14% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Utah average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (97 vs 72) and its weakest is water (24 vs 25). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is RIDING AND RECEIVING to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, RIDING AND RECEIVING, is about 0 miles away and operates at 138 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Flexential - Salt Lake City/Millcreek (SLC10) at 3.1 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Flexential Salt Lake City - Millcreek, 3.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at RIDING AND RECEIVING?

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.

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
97
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near RIDING AND RECEIVING
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TERMINALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.4
90TH SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.3
MIDVALLEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.3
CAMP WILLIAMSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.3
OQUIRRHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.2
EC Near eBay - South JordanGreenfield——3.5 yrs66.0
OZ Salt LakeGreenfield——3.5 yrs65.3
Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings)Brownfield46 kV2 MW3.5 yrs65.2

RIDING AND RECEIVING: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of RIDING AND RECEIVING?

RIDING AND RECEIVING scores 60.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 63rd of 329 scored sites in Salt Lake County. The Salt Lake County average is 57.1 and the Utah average is 51.7.

What is the nearest substation to RIDING AND RECEIVING?

The nearest mapped substation is RIDING AND RECEIVING, about 0 miles away, at 138 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves RIDING AND RECEIVING?

CITY OF MURRAY - (UT) (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CITY OF MURRAY (UT).

What grid region is RIDING AND RECEIVING in?

RIDING AND RECEIVING is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is RIDING AND RECEIVING from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Flexential - Salt Lake City/Millcreek (SLC10), about 3.1 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, “RIDING AND RECEIVING, Salt Lake County, UT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/salt-lake-county/riding-and-receiving-90d84e53 (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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