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Klamath County

Restricted10.0— → stableComposite · JPAS64Completeness MediumCounty · Oregon

Population 70,274 · Census Bureau Vintage-2025 estimate

Last scored Jul 13, 2026 · Data may be stale

Composite · JPAS tier readings

Power

Power58sourced

Power reads 58 of 100, sourced evidence. Power measures grid capacity, interconnection-queue depth, generation mix, retail price and substation density. Interconnection-queue depth is an estimated roll-up (EST); queue vintage PJM 2026-04-28, CAISO 2025-02-12.

Politics

Regulatory54sourced

Regulatory reads 54 of 100, sourced evidence. Regulatory measures air-quality designation under the Clean Air Act and commercial permitting activity. Regulatory is evidenced by air-quality designation and permitting activity; a county absent from EPA's nonattainment list reads as attainment.

Community76sourced

Community reads 76 of 100, sourced evidence. Community measures enacted moratoria, pending legislation and farmland share as signals of local consent.

Incentives62sourced

Incentives reads 62 of 100, sourced evidence. Incentives measures state program baselines and disclosed awards for data-center and industrial projects.

Resources

Water77sourced

Water reads 77 of 100, sourced evidence. Water measures drinking-water system health, basin stress, streamflow and groundwater conditions.

Real estate / site54sourced

Real estate / site reads 54 of 100, sourced evidence. Real estate / site measures developable land share, convertible sites, substation hosting and permit velocity.

Environmental22sourced

Environmental reads 22 of 100, sourced evidence. Environmental measures FEMA hazard risk across riverine, coastal, wind, wildfire and related perils.

Labor71sourced

Labor reads 71 of 100, sourced evidence. Labor measures electrician depth, wages, unemployment and prevailing-wage floors in the county labor market.

Connectivity

Connectivity is not yet activated as a brief section; the Network tier reading is shown.

Network91sourced

Network reads 91 of 100, sourced evidence. Network measures broadband availability, fiber and middle-mile programs, and exchange-point proximity.

Density · JDS

Density · Minimal · 19 of 100

Data-center density is absent in this county (JDS Minimal, 19 of 100). County grain: computed from facilities, construction and permitted projects resolved to this county.

Trajectory · JTS

  • ModeledJTS-01 Trajectory rate of change — flat — Modeled — covers 2026 Posture-series attributes were computed over an eight-week window that spans Faraday methodology changes; they partly measure recompute churn, not jurisdiction behaviour.
  • SpeculativeJTS-02 Inflection points — flat — Speculative — covers 2026 Posture-series attributes were computed over an eight-week window that spans Faraday methodology changes; they partly measure recompute churn, not jurisdiction behaviour.
  • ModeledJTS-03 Trajectory volatility — flat — Modeled — covers 2026 Posture-series attributes were computed over an eight-week window that spans Faraday methodology changes; they partly measure recompute churn, not jurisdiction behaviour.
  • SpeculativeJTS-04 Momentum — rising — Speculative — covers 2026 Posture-series attributes were computed over an eight-week window that spans Faraday methodology changes; they partly measure recompute churn, not jurisdiction behaviour.
  • SpeculativeJTS-05 Forecast confidence decay — flat — Speculative — covers 2026 Posture-series attributes were computed over an eight-week window that spans Faraday methodology changes; they partly measure recompute churn, not jurisdiction behaviour.
  • ModeledJTS-07 Utility capital investment trend — rising — Modeled — covers 2020–2025

Windows held: 2026 · 2020–2025. Direction and evidence label only; horizons extend only as data lands.

Commercial Permit Activity

2026
1 · 0 >10k

1 permits in this jurisdiction · 0 over 10,000 sq ft

Commercial · electrical · new-construction permits filed 2024+ (Shovels.ai)

Water & Cooling Readiness

Water System Capacity & Utilization4.0/5 · DirectSRC
Water Service Provider Coverage & Type—DirectSRC
Basin Water Stress Index4/5 · FavorableNo dataINF
Regulatory Compliance & Violation History5/5 · Very favorableDirectSRC
Reclaimed / Non-Potable Water Availability—No dataSRC
Groundwater Drawdown Trend3/5 · NormalDirectSRC

Gauge data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey

How Klamath County leans — five dimensions, one composite

JPS Score Breakdown · Jurisdiction Posture Score

Per-dimension posture values are not yet published for this jurisdiction.

Infrastructure Map

Faraday's Read

Klamath County currently sits in the Restricted tier with a posture score of 10, reflecting a weak overall position for data center development based on available data. The attribute evidence base is moderately built out, with sourced-confidence data (best_confidence 0.85) spanning environmental, incentive, labor, network, power, regulatory, and water categories, giving the record a "Moderate" quality tier and "Medium" completeness grade. Despite this reasonably solid evidentiary footing, the jurisdiction development density (jds) is unscored, and there are no known data center facilities recorded in the county, with zero operational capacity. The posture forecast direction is listed as stable, though this comes with an "Unscored" confidence label, so little weight should be placed on it. Overall, Klamath County's record shows a fair amount of sourced attribute detail but translates into a low, restricted posture score with no facility track record to date.

Gilbert Faraday · Jul 17, 2026

Recent Signals

No signal events in the past 30 days for this jurisdiction.

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