Old Clay County Jail
IndustrialCLAY, Indiana · MISO
At a glance
Old Clay County Jail is an industrial datacenter candidate site in CLAY, Indiana, scoring 50.8/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 62 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.
Site location
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How does Old Clay County Jail compare with other sites in CLAY?
Old Clay County Jail ranks 29th of 62 scored candidate sites in CLAY. Its 50.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.7. It is roughly in line with the Indiana average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Indiana average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (47 vs 46) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (68 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Old Clay County Jail to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CIN23031_DRESSER_DRESS08ALE13_2_1 (MISO), 19 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Indiana University Data Center at 41 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IU Data Center, 41 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Old Clay County Jail?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates CLAY "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in CLAY, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN124767 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.1 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 57.8 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 57.6 |
| EC FFE Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 57.0 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 56.7 |
| TAP158610 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 3.0 yrs | 54.5 |
| CLAY CITY | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 3.0 yrs | 54.4 |
Old Clay County Jail: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Old Clay County Jail?
Old Clay County Jail scores 50.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 62 scored sites in CLAY. The CLAY average is 51.7 and the Indiana average is 54.0.
Which electric utility serves Old Clay County Jail?
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is Old Clay County Jail in?
Old Clay County Jail is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Old Clay County Jail from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Indiana University Data Center, about 41 miles away; 6 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Old Clay County Jail, CLAY, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/clay/old-clay-county-jail-e18fe221 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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