Joes Valley Dam

Brownfield

Sanpete County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
51.9
Fair / 100

Joes Valley Dam is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Sanpete County, Utah, interconnecting through WECC. It screens at 51.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance11.7 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth74
Avg queue wait1.7 yrs
Recent queue wait1.0 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVoonami SLC1
IXP distance75.1 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage58.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west3
Cloud region distance107.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Bountiful
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub
Former usehydro
Existing capacity3 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)3.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score85/100
Construction cost index59.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVoonami SLC1
DC distance75.1 mi
Nearest rail17.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.7 mi
Nearest fiber route141.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.23¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$5,012
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Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk8%
24
Natural hazard8%
85
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Joes Valley Dam
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HUNTINGTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.3
Greenfield (HUNTINGTON - MONA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.6
JERUSALEMSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs64.4
Greenfield (CLOVER - SIGURD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.2
Greenfield (INTERMOUNTAIN - MONA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.0
Greenfield (CLOVER - SIGURD)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.8
Greenfield (INTERMOUNTAIN - MONA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.5
Greenfield (HUNTINGTON - MONA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.2

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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