Datacenter site intelligence

Find your next datacenter site — and how fast you can power it.

GridCensus scores 164,098 candidate locations across the US on power availability, speed-to-power, fiber, water, and hazard. Screen states, counties, grid regions, and site types in seconds.

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164,098
Scored candidate sites
51.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
15.5M MW
Catalogued candidate capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.1 yrs
Avg queue wait

Explore by location

All 51 states, with per-county detail for 2,886 counties.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisAll states →

By grid region & type

Nine ISO/RTO regions and nine site types.

PJMWECCMISOSPPSERCERCOTCAISOISO-NENYISOGreenfieldIndustrialSubstation-AdjacentFormer MineFederal ExcessManufacturingShovel-ReadyBrownfieldMilitary BRAC

Datacenter rankings

Top States by Datacenter Readiness →States with the Most Datacenter Candidate Sites →States by Largest Catalogued Candidate Capacity →States with the Shortest Interconnection Queue Wait →States by Fastest Speed-to-Power →States with the Lowest Water Stress for Cooling →States with the Most Brownfield Datacenter Sites →ISO/RTO Regions by Interconnection Queue Depth →Datacenter Site Types Ranked by Readiness →

Top 20 highest-scored sites nationwide

Ranked by DC Readiness across all 164,098 candidate sites.

Top scored US datacenter sites
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHAWNEESubstation-AdjacentILMassac County500 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs81.3
MCGUIRESubstation-AdjacentNCMecklenburg County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs81.1
J E Corette PlantBrownfieldMTYellowstone—173 MW—80.9
MADISONSubstation-AdjacentALMadison County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs80.9
TAP134012Substation-AdjacentNDGrand Forks County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs80.8
NORTH TIFTONSubstation-AdjacentGAMuscogee County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs80.5
DUMONTSubstation-AdjacentINSt. Joseph County765 kV1,000 MW2.2 yrs80.4
COLSTRIPSubstation-AdjacentMTRosebud County500 kV1,000 MW1.1 yrs80.4
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-AdjacentDENew Castle County500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs80.4
ST. JOHNSubstation-AdjacentINSt. Joseph County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs80.3
Eckert StationBrownfieldMIIngham—375 MW—80.1
BROADVIEWSubstation-AdjacentMTGolden Valley County500 kV1,000 MW1.1 yrs80.1
UNKNOWN111199Substation-AdjacentNCCleveland County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs79.9
UNIONSubstation-AdjacentGAClayton County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.9
BLUE LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNCarver County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs79.9
VILLA RICASubstation-AdjacentGADouglas County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.9
BIG SHANTYSubstation-AdjacentGACobb County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.9
SOUTH CANTON 765KVSubstation-AdjacentOHStark County765 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs79.8
KLONDIKESubstation-AdjacentGARockdale County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.8
O'HARASubstation-AdjacentGAHenry County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.7

How scoring works

DC Readiness is a 0–100 weighted blend of ten factors — power (25%), speed-to-power (20%), fiber (15%), water (10%), hazard (10%), and smaller weights for labor, existing-datacenter ecosystem, land, tax, and climate. Scores are screening estimates from public data sources; catalogued capacity is a theoretical aggregate, not deliverable power. Read the full methodology →

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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