Data Center Hotspots
State rankings for data center development potential based on energy factors
Scoring Methodology
Industrial Power Price
30%
Grid Capacity
20%
Total Generation
15%
Renewable Mix
15%
Low Emissions
10%
Grid Diversity
10%
| # | State | Score | Industrial Rate | Capacity | Renewables | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
81
|
6.1¢ | 155 GW | 29% | ERCOT |
| 2 | Washington |
64
|
6.6¢ | 31 GW | 74% | WECC |
| 3 | Oregon |
61
|
8.1¢ | 17 GW | 65% | WECC |
| 4 | Idaho |
59
|
7.7¢ | 5 GW | 63% | WECC |
| 5 | Iowa |
58
|
6.8¢ | 20 GW | 50% | MISO |
| 6 | South Dakota |
57
|
8.3¢ | 5 GW | 59% | MISO |
| 7 | Montana |
56
|
7.6¢ | 7 GW | 66% | WECC |
| 8 | New Mexico |
56
|
5.4¢ | 10 GW | 45% | SPP (partial) |
| 9 | South Carolina |
55
|
6.8¢ | 24 GW | 23% | SERC |
| 10 | Kansas |
54
|
7.7¢ | 17 GW | 38% | SPP |
| 11 | Oklahoma |
54
|
5.8¢ | 32 GW | 28% | SPP |
| 12 | Vermont |
54
|
11.6¢ | 1 GW | 68% | ISO-NE |
| 13 | Florida |
53
|
8.5¢ | 69 GW | 12% | SERC |
| 14 | North Carolina |
53
|
7.8¢ | 36 GW | 26% | PJM (partial) |
| 15 | Pennsylvania |
53
|
7.9¢ | 49 GW | 7% | PJM |
| 16 | Tennessee |
53
|
6.2¢ | 21 GW | 19% | SERC |
| 17 | Colorado |
52
|
8.6¢ | 20 GW | 39% | WECC |
| 18 | Georgia |
52
|
7.2¢ | 38 GW | 21% | SERC |
| 19 | Illinois |
52
|
8.8¢ | 45 GW | 16% | PJM (partial) |
| 20 | North Dakota |
52
|
7.3¢ | 9 GW | 48% | MISO |
| 21 | Arizona |
51
|
7.9¢ | 30 GW | 23% | WECC |
| 22 | Minnesota |
50
|
9.2¢ | 18 GW | 30% | MISO |
| 23 | New York |
50
|
9.2¢ | 40 GW | 18% | NYISO |
| 24 | Alabama |
49
|
7.3¢ | 31 GW | 9% | SERC |
| 25 | California |
49
|
21.5¢ | 90 GW | 41% | CAISO |
| 26 | Nebraska |
49
|
7.7¢ | 11 GW | 30% | SPP |
| 27 | Nevada |
49
|
8.6¢ | 15 GW | 36% | WECC |
| 28 | Virginia |
49
|
9.0¢ | 28 GW | 25% | PJM |
| 29 | Michigan |
48
|
8.3¢ | 31 GW | 17% | PJM (partial) |
| 30 | Ohio |
48
|
7.1¢ | 29 GW | 10% | PJM |
| 31 | Indiana |
47
|
8.2¢ | 27 GW | 17% | PJM (partial) |
| 32 | Utah |
47
|
7.9¢ | 10 GW | 28% | WECC |
| 33 | Arkansas |
46
|
6.6¢ | 15 GW | 13% | MISO/SPP |
| 34 |
46
|
10.8¢ | 0 GW | 42% | PJM | |
| 35 | Maine |
45
|
12.5¢ | 5 GW | 34% | ISO-NE |
| 36 | Missouri |
45
|
7.9¢ | 21 GW | 14% | SPP/MISO |
| 37 | Louisiana |
44
|
5.6¢ | 25 GW | 2% | MISO |
| 38 | Wisconsin |
43
|
8.5¢ | 18 GW | 17% | MISO |
| 39 | Wyoming |
43
|
8.0¢ | 10 GW | 34% | WECC |
| 40 | Kentucky |
41
|
6.5¢ | 18 GW | 5% | PJM (partial) |
| 41 | Maryland |
41
|
10.0¢ | 12 GW | 10% | PJM |
| 42 | Mississippi |
41
|
6.8¢ | 15 GW | 3% | MISO |
| 43 | New Jersey |
36
|
11.9¢ | 17 GW | 9% | PJM |
| 44 | West Virginia |
35
|
7.8¢ | 15 GW | 7% | PJM |
| 45 | Delaware |
34
|
8.5¢ | 3 GW | 3% | PJM |
| 46 | New Hampshire |
34
|
16.2¢ | 4 GW | 11% | ISO-NE |
| 47 | Massachusetts |
29
|
18.2¢ | 13 GW | 21% | ISO-NE |
| 48 | Connecticut |
28
|
17.1¢ | 10 GW | 4% | ISO-NE |
| 49 | Alaska |
22
|
19.3¢ | 3 GW | 11% | ASCC |
| 50 | Rhode Island |
22
|
19.7¢ | 2 GW | 19% | ISO-NE |
| 51 | Hawaii |
17
|
34.1¢ | 3 GW | 19% | HICC |