Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Utah
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 Utah
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 66.0 |
| OZ Salt Lake | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| EC Near Murray City | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.1 |
| EC Coal Salt Lake County | Greenfield | Salt Lake County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.0 |
| EC Coal Salt Lake County | Greenfield | Salt Lake County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.7 |
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.6 |
| EC Near Kennecott Power Plant | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.5 |
| EC Coal Salt Lake County | Greenfield | Salt Lake County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Kennecott Power Plant | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| BLM Solar DLA: Escalante Valley | Greenfield | Iron County | — | 1,753 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.4 |
| EC Near Kennecott Power Plant | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Near Kennecott Power Plant | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Coal Tooele County | Greenfield | Tooele County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.2 |
| EC Near Payson | Greenfield | Utah | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Near Bloomington Power Plant | Greenfield | Washington | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Near Bountiful City | Greenfield | Davis | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Near Bountiful City | Greenfield | Davis | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Uintah County | Greenfield | Uintah County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Near Bountiful City | Greenfield | Davis | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Salt Lake County | Greenfield | Salt Lake County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near Murray City | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near Payson | Greenfield | Utah | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | Salt Lake | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
How does Utah compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 177 sites, Utah ranks 34th 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, Utah averages 51.7, the 43rd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.6 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Utah?
The top 25 range from 66.0 to 61.0 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Salt Lake (16), Davis (3) and Utah (2). By grid region, 24 are in WECC and 1 is in SPP.
County pages: Salt Lake · Davis · Utah · Iron County
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 13 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.5 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 Utah?
GridCensus catalogs 177 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Utah, 1.0% of the national total for this type (34th 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 Utah?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near eBay - South Jordan in Salt Lake ranks first at 66.0/100, followed by OZ Salt Lake in Salt Lake at 65.3.
Which Utah counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Utah are concentrated in Salt Lake (16), Davis (3) and Utah (2).
How does Utah score for datacenters overall?
All 2,458 scored sites in Utah average 51.7/100 DC Readiness, the 43rd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Utah
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 Utah”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/utah (data as of November 12, 2026).
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