Grid region

Data centers on the West: Mountain/Northwest grid

Utilities across the Mountain West and Pacific Northwest, including PacifiCorp, NV Energy and Black Hills, outside an organized RTO market.

Campuses63 four-bolt, 2 three-bolt
Announced29,300 MWAt full buildout
Expected by 20305,625 MWPeak not yet calibrated
Gas burn443 MMcf/dAverage day

What is happening

  • Several of the largest announced campuses in the index are in Utah and Wyoming, many planned on on-site gas.
  • Nevada regulators approved 362 MW of temporary gas plants for data centers at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center until NV Energy service arrives (September 2026).

Load and gas by 2030

Expected load by 2030
5,625 MW
Grid-served
4,857 MW
On-site (behind the meter)
768 MW
Share of system peak
Peak not yet calibrated
Added gas burn
443 MMcf/d average day
Gas share of new supply (assumption)
50% (method)

Campuses on this grid

CampusLocationStatusAnnounced MWExpected MW 2030Power supplyGas MMcf/dImpactConf.
Creekstone Delta GigasiteCreekstone Energy · DC-020Delta, UTUnder construction10,0002,400Not disclosed156.4GridC
Google Project TemboGoogle · DC-036Cheyenne, WYUnder construction2,7001,296Not disclosed84.4GridC
Joule Energy & Data Center CampusJoule Capital Partners · DC-030Holden (Millard County), UTUnder construction4,000768On-site gas126.8GasC
Tract TRIC Master-Planned ParkTract · DC-047Sparks (Storey County), NVAnnounced2,000420Not disclosed27.4GridC
Stratos AI Data Center CampusO'Leary Digital · DC-022Lucin, UTProposed9,000405Not disclosed26.4GridD
Tract Silver Springs ParkTract · DC-060Silver Springs, NVAnnounced1,600336Not disclosed21.9GridC

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