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Blaney Hill Solar Farm

Brownfield

Faulkner County, Arkansas · MISO

DC Readiness
60.0
Good / 100

Blaney Hill Solar Farm is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Faulkner County, Arkansas, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN108012
Substation distance1.5 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_SOUTH
Wholesale LMP$31.40/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth101
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTIerPoint Little Rock
IXP distance22.1 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage55.2%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance294.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage154 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSFI OF ARKANSAS LLC
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index74.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Little Rock
DC distance22.1 mi
Nearest rail1.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,900
Heating degree days3,400
Land price / acre$4,679

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
38
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
92
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
81
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
30

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Faulkner County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Blaney Hill Solar Farm
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ FaulknerGreenfield1.4 yrs58.5
OZ FaulknerGreenfield1.4 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN108017Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.0
UNKNOWN117288Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN117289Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.6
UNKNOWN117290Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.5
UNKNOWN108012Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.3
TYLERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.1

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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