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Provo River at 40.465, -111.479

Federal Excess

Wasatch County, Utah · WECC

DC Readiness
50.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Wasatch County, Utah, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 84th of 228 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

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVoonami SLC1
IXP distance14.4 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage45.3%

Site characteristics

Acreage9 ac
Buildable load (est.)~4–9 MWland-based
Former useReclamation and Irrigation

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score85/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterVoonami SLC1
DC distance14.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.04¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$8,960

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 compare with other sites in Wasatch County?

Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 ranks 84th of 228 scored candidate sites in Wasatch County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.5. 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 fiber connectivity (76 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 Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Voonami SLC1 at 14.4 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Voonami SLC1, 14.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Provo River at 40.465, -111.479?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wasatch County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
24
Natural hazard6%
85
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Provo River at 40.465, -111.479
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

Provo River at 40.465, -111.479: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Provo River at 40.465, -111.479?

Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 84th of 228 scored sites in Wasatch County. The Wasatch County average is 50.5 and the Utah average is 51.7.

What grid region is Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 in?

Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Provo River at 40.465, -111.479 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Voonami SLC1, about 14.4 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, “Provo River at 40.465, -111.479, Wasatch County, UT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/utah/wasatch-county/provo-river-f3551c9b (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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