Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Colorado
At a glance
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.
Top greenfield sites in Colorado
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Front Range Project | Greenfield | Weld | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.8 |
| EC Near Zuni | Greenfield | Denver | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.5 |
| OZ El Paso | Greenfield | El Paso | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.4 |
| OZ Denver | Greenfield | Denver | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | Adams County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Near Zuni | Greenfield | Denver | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.2 |
| EC Near South Plant (CO) | Greenfield | El Paso | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Coal Jefferson County | Greenfield | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Near Cherokee | Greenfield | Adams | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Near Front Range Project | Greenfield | Weld | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.0 |
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | Adams County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Coal Boulder County | Greenfield | Boulder County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.8 |
| OZ Jefferson | Greenfield | Jefferson | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Coal Adams County | Greenfield | Adams County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ El Paso | Greenfield | El Paso | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| EC Coal Denver County | Greenfield | Denver County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| EC Coal Boulder County | Greenfield | Boulder County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
| EC Coal Denver County | Greenfield | Denver County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| EC Coal Boulder County | Greenfield | Boulder County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| EC Coal El Paso County | Greenfield | El Paso County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.4 |
| EC Near Valmont | Greenfield | Boulder | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.4 |
| EC Coal El Paso County | Greenfield | El Paso County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.2 |
| EC Coal Boulder County | Greenfield | Boulder County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.9 |
| OZ Denver | Greenfield | Denver | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Arapahoe | Greenfield | Arapahoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.8 |
How does Colorado compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 314 sites, Colorado ranks 25th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Colorado averages 50.6, the 45th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.0 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Colorado?
The top 25 range from 63.8 to 61.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Denver (6), El Paso (5), Boulder County (5) and Adams County (4). By grid region, 18 are in WECC and 7 are in SPP.
County pages: Denver · El Paso · Boulder County · Adams County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 13 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 5 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.5 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Colorado?
GridCensus catalogs 314 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Colorado, 2% of the national total for this type (25th of 51 states).
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.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Colorado?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near Front Range Project in Weld ranks first at 63.8/100, followed by EC Near Zuni in Denver at 63.5.
Which Colorado counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Colorado are concentrated in Denver (6), El Paso (5), Boulder County (5) and Adams County (4).
How does Colorado score for datacenters overall?
All 3,428 scored sites in Colorado average 50.6/100 DC Readiness, the 45th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Colorado
- All datacenter sites in Colorado· 3,428 sites
- Greenfield datacenter sites nationwide· 18,112 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Colorado· 911 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Colorado· 899 sites
- Industrial sites in Colorado· 821 sites
- Former Mine sites in Colorado· 471 sites
- Brownfield sites in Colorado· 11 sites
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Colorado”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/colorado (data as of November 12, 2026).
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