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Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings)

Brownfield

Salt Lake County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
65.9
Good / 100

Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Salt Lake County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 65.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 6.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNION
Substation distance1.0 mi
Substation voltage46 kV
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

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 IXPAligned Salt Lake (SLC-01)
IXP distance4.5 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage87.7%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance10.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage688 ac
Buildable load (est.)~275–688 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteYAMAHA
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index96.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon
DC distance1.8 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
34
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
54
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
83
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near eBay - South JordanGreenfield——1.7 yrs68.4
OZ Salt LakeGreenfield——1.7 yrs67.7
TERMINALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs67.6
MIDVALLEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs67.6
CAMP WILLIAMSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs67.6
EC Near Murray CityGreenfield——1.7 yrs67.5
90TH SOUTHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs67.5
OQUIRRHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs67.5

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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