Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Nevada
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 Nevada
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 61.7 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Coal Clark County | Greenfield | Clark County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.1 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 61.0 |
| BLM Solar DLA: Dry Lake | Greenfield | Clark County | — | 1,474 MW | 7.6 yrs | 60.9 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.7 |
| EC Near Tracy | Greenfield | Storey | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.6 |
| EC Near Tracy | Greenfield | Storey | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.5 |
| EC Coal Clark County | Greenfield | Clark County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 60.5 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 60.5 |
| OZ Clark | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 60.4 |
| EC Near Tracy | Greenfield | Storey | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | Washoe | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 60.1 |
| EC Coal Clark County | Greenfield | Clark County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 59.8 |
| EC Near Lahontan | Greenfield | Churchill | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 59.6 |
| EC Coal Clark County | Greenfield | Clark County | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 59.6 |
| EC Near Sunrise | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 59.4 |
| EC Near Tracy | Greenfield | Storey | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 59.4 |
| EC Near Clark (NVE) | Greenfield | Clark | — | — | 7.6 yrs | 59.1 |
| EC Near Lahontan | Greenfield | Churchill | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 58.6 |
How does Nevada compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 195 sites, Nevada ranks 33rd 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, Nevada averages 48.5, the 50th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 5.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Nevada?
The top 25 range from 62.5 to 58.6 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Clark (13), Washoe (6), Storey (4) and Churchill (2). By grid region, 13 are in CAISO and 12 are in WECC.
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 15 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 10 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 7.6 years. 1 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 Nevada?
GridCensus catalogs 195 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Nevada, 1% of the national total for this type (33rd 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 Nevada?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near Valley Road in Washoe ranks first at 62.5/100, followed by EC Near Valley Road in Washoe at 62.5.
Which Nevada counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Nevada are concentrated in Clark (13), Washoe (6), Storey (4) and Churchill (2).
How does Nevada score for datacenters overall?
All 1,809 scored sites in Nevada average 48.5/100 DC Readiness, the 50th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Nevada
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 Nevada”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/nevada (data as of November 12, 2026).
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