EC Near US Magnesium
GreenfieldTooele County, Utah · WECC
At a glance
EC Near US Magnesium is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Tooele County, Utah, scoring 49.0/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 52 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
Site characteristics
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).
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How does EC Near US Magnesium compare with other sites in Tooele County?
EC Near US Magnesium ranks 37th of 52 scored candidate sites in Tooele County. Its 49.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.9. 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 speed to power (51 vs 51) and its weakest is water (14 vs 25). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near US Magnesium to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is XO Salt Lake City IP PoP at 43.1 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lowest Host/Empire Technology, 43.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near US Magnesium?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined. WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Tooele 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 Tooele County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Tooele County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.2 |
| OZ Tooele | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 59.7 |
| EC Near US Magnesium | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 55.7 |
| EC Near US Magnesium | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 55.1 |
| EC Near US Magnesium | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 55.0 |
| EC Near US Magnesium | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 55.0 |
| UNKNOWN202988 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 54.3 |
| TAP206145 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 54.3 |
EC Near US Magnesium: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near US Magnesium?
EC Near US Magnesium scores 49.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 37th of 52 scored sites in Tooele County. The Tooele County average is 50.9 and the Utah average is 51.7.
What grid region is EC Near US Magnesium in?
EC Near US Magnesium is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near US Magnesium in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone D, where flood risk has not been determined.
Who owns EC Near US Magnesium?
Parcel records list the owner as PACIFICORP (private land).
How far is EC Near US Magnesium from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is XO Salt Lake City IP PoP, about 43.1 miles away; 9 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, “EC Near US Magnesium, Tooele County, UT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/tooele-county/ec-near-us-magnesium-5629f1a1 (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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