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Datacenter Sites in Wasatch County, Utah

Wasatch County has 228 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Wasatch County, Utah has 228 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Utah average of 51.7. It ranks 3rd of 29 Utah counties by number of sites and 15th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 6e35169f at 61.8/100.

228
Candidate sites
50.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Wasatch County

Site-selection context for Wasatch County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.04¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
High
Water stress
$8,960
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 Wasatch County compare with other counties in Utah?

By number of scored sites, Wasatch County ranks 3rd of the 29 Utah counties with a county page, holding 9.3% of the state's 2,458 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.5/100 ranks 15th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 84th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 17 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Wasatch County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (200, 88% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (14) and greenfield (10). 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 Wasatch County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.87¢/kWh and commercial 9.04¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (15). WRI water stress is high. 9 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 $8,960 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Wasatch County

Top datacenter sites in Wasatch County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN205955Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.8
TAP206729Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.9
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.8
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.2
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs59.0
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.6
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.3
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.1
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.6
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.5
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.6
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.5
TAP206732Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
TAP206733Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN208868Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN208894Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN205956Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.3
EC Near Heber CityGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN202518Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.3
TAP208896Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN202488Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs53.5
UNKNOWN206734Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.5 yrs53.3
TAP209579Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs52.7
UNKNOWN209694Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs52.0
PROVO RIVERFederal Excess——3.5 yrs51.8

Every scored site in Wasatch County

All 228 sites, best first.

Wasatch County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Wasatch County?

228 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 3rd-most of 29 Utah counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 6e35169f scores 61.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 228 scored sites in Wasatch County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Wasatch County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Wasatch County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Wasatch County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.87¢/kWh and commercial is 9.04¢/kWh in Wasatch 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 Wasatch County, Utah”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/wasatch-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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