EC Near Whitehead
GreenfieldUtah County, Utah · WECC
At a glance
EC Near Whitehead is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Utah County, Utah, scoring 58.2/100 DC Readiness — 51st of 195 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).
Site location
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How does EC Near Whitehead compare with other sites in Utah County?
EC Near Whitehead ranks 51st of 195 scored candidate sites in Utah County. Its 58.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.6. It is about 13% above 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 fiber connectivity (86 vs 72) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Whitehead to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Voonami SLC1 at 11.8 miles. 19 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Voonami SLC1, 11.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Whitehead?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 3.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Utah 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 Utah County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKESIDE 2 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 66.1 |
| Spanish Fork Landfill | Brownfield | 115 kV | 5 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.7 |
| SPANISH FORK | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.0 |
| EC Near Payson | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| MONA | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Near Payson | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near Payson | Greenfield | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| CLOVER | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.7 |
EC Near Whitehead: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Whitehead?
EC Near Whitehead scores 58.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 51st of 195 scored sites in Utah County. The Utah County average is 54.6 and the Utah average is 51.7.
What grid region is EC Near Whitehead in?
EC Near Whitehead is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Whitehead in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near Whitehead?
Parcel records list the owner as PACIFICORP (private land).
How far is EC Near Whitehead from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Voonami SLC1, about 11.8 miles away; 19 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 Whitehead, Utah County, UT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/utah-county/ec-near-whitehead-c43adc26 (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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