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.
18,112
Candidate sites
55.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
655.9k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.2 yrs
Avg queue wait
Top states
- Texas1,276
- Pennsylvania973
- California941
- Illinois913
- Florida791
- Michigan719
- Ohio680
- Kentucky640
- Iowa634
- Minnesota594
- Kansas571
- North Carolina518
- Missouri495
- Indiana492
- Wisconsin465
- New York448
- Louisiana421
- West Virginia417
- Georgia411
- Virginia409
- Alabama385
- South Carolina371
- Oklahoma366
- Tennessee341
- Colorado314
- Arkansas281
- Maryland256
- Mississippi255
- New Mexico249
- Arizona246
- Massachusetts242
- New Jersey231
- Nevada195
- Utah177
- North Dakota174
- Nebraska170
- South Dakota159
- Washington133
- Wyoming119
- Connecticut115
- Maine93
- Vermont72
- Montana66
- Delaware56
- Oregon49
- Rhode Island47
- Alaska45
- Idaho42
- New Hampshire32
- Hawaii15
- District of Columbia8
Average sub-score profile
Power availability
31.4
Speed-to-power
45.8
Fiber
65.0
Water
75.6
Hazard resilience
59.4
Top 25 greenfield datacenter sites
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Pennington County | Greenfield | SD | Pennington County | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 70.1 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.6 |
| OZ Yankton | Greenfield | SD | Yankton | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 69.3 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | TN | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | TN | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | TN | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.7 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 68.4 |
| EC Near Pathfinder | Greenfield | SD | Minnehaha | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 68.2 |
| EC Coal Sheridan County | Greenfield | WY | Sheridan County | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 68.0 |
| EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | Greenfield | FL | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 67.9 |
| EC Coal Allegheny County | Greenfield | PA | Allegheny County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 67.9 |
| EC Near Roberts Road Power Plant | Greenfield | GA | Fayette | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 67.9 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 67.8 |
| EC Coal Pennington County | Greenfield | SD | Pennington County | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 67.8 |
| OZ Minnehaha | Greenfield | SD | Minnehaha | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 67.8 |
| EC Near Eckert Station | Greenfield | MI | Ingham | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 67.8 |
| Greenfield (DAVIDSON - CUMBERLAND 500KV) | Greenfield | TN | Cheatham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.8 |
| OZ Grand Forks | Greenfield | ND | Grand Forks | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 67.8 |
| EC Coal Sheridan County | Greenfield | WY | Sheridan County | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 67.8 |
| OZ Shelby | Greenfield | TN | Shelby | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 67.7 |
| EC Near Ben French | Greenfield | SD | Pennington | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 67.7 |
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 18,112 greenfield candidate sites nationwide, averaging 55.4/100 DC Readiness.
- Which state has the most greenfield datacenter sites?
- Texas leads with 1,276 greenfield candidate sites.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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