Greenfield Datacenter Sites
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
43,225
Candidate sites
58.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
10.4M MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.1 yrs
Avg queue wait
Top states
- Texas4,372
- California2,626
- Pennsylvania1,374
- Illinois1,365
- Minnesota1,268
- Florida1,263
- Ohio1,258
- Michigan1,237
- Kansas1,222
- Colorado1,152
- Missouri1,073
- Indiana1,069
- Oklahoma1,055
- Arizona1,052
- Kentucky1,050
- Iowa1,018
- North Dakota978
- Georgia968
- Alabama905
- New York887
- New Mexico873
- Wisconsin854
- Oregon845
- Washington840
- Nebraska833
- Montana833
- North Carolina799
- Tennessee799
- Virginia769
- South Dakota749
- Nevada745
- Arkansas710
- Utah698
- Mississippi685
- Idaho666
- Louisiana666
- Wyoming664
- West Virginia661
- South Carolina605
- Maryland326
- New Jersey304
- Massachusetts276
- Maine227
- Vermont150
- Connecticut143
- New Hampshire122
- Delaware75
- Rhode Island48
- Alaska45
- Hawaii15
- District of Columbia8
Average sub-score profile
Power availability
40.4
Speed-to-power
48.5
Fiber
59.7
Water
71.5
Hazard resilience
62.3
Top 25 greenfield datacenter sites
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Grand Forks | Greenfield | ND | Grand Forks | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 70.8 |
| OZ Grand Forks | Greenfield | ND | Grand Forks | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 70.8 |
| EC Coal Pennington County | Greenfield | SD | Pennington County | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 70.4 |
| OZ Cass | Greenfield | ND | Cass | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 69.8 |
| EC Coal Yellowstone County | Greenfield | MT | Yellowstone County | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 69.7 |
| OZ Yankton | Greenfield | SD | Yankton | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 69.6 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.6 |
| OZ Cass | Greenfield | ND | Cass | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 69.5 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 69.4 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | TN | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | MN | St. Louis | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.9 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| EC Near J E Corette Plant | Greenfield | MT | Yellowstone | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 68.7 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | TN | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.7 |
| EC Near Colstrip | Greenfield | MT | Rosebud | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 68.7 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near Alliant Techsystems | Greenfield | MN | Hennepin | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near R M Heskett | Greenfield | ND | Morton | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near Pathfinder | Greenfield | SD | Minnehaha | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near West Group Data Center F | Greenfield | MN | Dakota | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.4 |
| OZ Dickey | Greenfield | ND | Dickey | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.4 |
| EC Coal Morton County | Greenfield | ND | Morton County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 68.3 |
Greenfield site FAQ
- What is a greenfield datacenter site?
- Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
- How many greenfield datacenter sites are there?
- GridCensus catalogs 43,225 greenfield candidate sites nationwide, averaging 58.4/100 DC Readiness.
- Which state has the most greenfield datacenter sites?
- Texas leads with 4,372 greenfield candidate sites.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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