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Datacenter Sites in Summit County, Utah

Summit County has 88 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Summit County, Utah has 88 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Utah average of 51.7. It ranks 12th of 29 Utah counties by number of sites and 24th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 8f42665c at 54.4/100.

88
Candidate sites
48.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Summit County

Site-selection context for Summit County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.26¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.30¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$4,336
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
5,500
Heating degree days
49°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

How does Summit County compare with other counties in Utah?

By number of scored sites, Summit County ranks 12th of the 29 Utah counties with a county page, holding 3.6% of the state's 2,458 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.6/100 ranks 24th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 380th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Summit County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (71, 81% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (12) and substation-adjacent (4). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Summit County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.30¢/kWh and commercial 9.26¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is high. 11 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 49°F. Land is valued around $4,336 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Summit County

Top datacenter sites in Summit County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP208893Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.4
TAP208897Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.8
TAP204604Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.0
UNKNOWN206818Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs52.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs50.6
CUP, BONNEVILLE UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.7
Alice Lode MiningIndustrial——3.5 yrs49.6
CUP, BONNEVILLE UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.3
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.2
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.2
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.2
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.1
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.1
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.1
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.0
CUP, BONNEVILLE UNITFederal Excess——3.5 yrs49.0
WEBER RIVERFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.9
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.9
WEBER RIVERFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.9
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.9
WEBER RIVERFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.5 yrs48.9
PROVO RIVERFederal Excess——4.3 yrs48.8
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.8
WEBER BASINFederal Excess——3.5 yrs48.8

Every scored site in Summit County

All 88 sites, best first.

Summit County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Summit County?

88 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 12th-most of 29 Utah counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Summit County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 8f42665c scores 54.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 88 scored sites in Summit County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Summit County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone tax credits; Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF).

What is the natural-hazard risk in Summit County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Summit County as "Relatively Low" (score 15).

What are industrial electricity rates in Summit County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.30¢/kWh and commercial is 9.26¢/kWh in Summit County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Summit County, Utah”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/summit-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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