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Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371

Substation-Adjacent

Lake County, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
59.0
Good / 100

At a glance

Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Lake County, Indiana, scoring 59.0/100 DC Readiness — 45th of 419 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is UNKNOWN122534 (0 mi, 138 kV). It sits in the MISO grid region and the NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN122534
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityNORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth170
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - ALSIP
IXP distance19.6 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage39.6%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score68/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDigital Crossroad
DC distance9.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity16.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$7,916

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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How does Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 compare with other sites in Lake County?

Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 ranks 45th of 419 scored candidate sites in Lake County. Its 59.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. It is roughly in line with the Indiana average of 54.0 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Indiana average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (58 vs 33) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (71 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, UNKNOWN122534, is about 0 miles away and operates at 138 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is AEPCE01_ROXANA_13835_A (MISO), 5 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is NETRIX - ALSIP at 19.6 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Digital Crossroad, 9.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lake County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BURNHAMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.7
LANSINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.6
SHEFFIELDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN122523Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.6
TAP138162Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.5
MUNSTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN121993Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN122521Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.2

Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371?

Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 scores 59.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 45th of 419 scored sites in Lake County. The Lake County average is 53.8 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

What is the nearest substation to Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371?

The nearest mapped substation is UNKNOWN122534, about 0 miles away, at 138 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371?

NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NISOURCE INC.

What grid region is Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 in?

Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is NETRIX - ALSIP, about 19.6 miles away; 9 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, “Substation-Adjacent site at 41.628, -87.371, Lake County, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/lake-county/unknown122534-e8bcbf1c (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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