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McClain Leasing & Sales

Industrial

Madison County, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

McClain Leasing & Sales is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Indiana, scoring 52.1/100 DC Readiness — 38th of 131 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

UtilityDUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLCinvestor 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 IXPORI.NET Noblesville
IXP distance17.9 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage39.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterORI.NET Noblesville
DC distance17.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$7,322

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 McClain Leasing & Sales compare with other sites in Madison County?

McClain Leasing & Sales ranks 38th of 131 scored candidate sites in Madison County. Its 52.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.6. 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 (72 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is McClain Leasing & Sales to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ORI.NET Noblesville at 17.9 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is ORI.NET Noblesville, 17.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at McClain Leasing & Sales?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madison County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near McClain Leasing & Sales
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ MadisonGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.3
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN124022Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.2
PENDLETONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN124021Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.5
MEADOWBROOKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.3
ANDERSON WEBSTER STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN124107Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.2

McClain Leasing & Sales: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of McClain Leasing & Sales?

McClain Leasing & Sales scores 52.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 38th of 131 scored sites in Madison County. The Madison County average is 52.6 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves McClain Leasing & Sales?

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 McClain Leasing & Sales in?

McClain Leasing & Sales is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is McClain Leasing & Sales in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is McClain Leasing & Sales from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ORI.NET Noblesville, about 17.9 miles away; 15 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, “McClain Leasing & Sales, Madison County, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/madison-county/mcclain-leasing-sales-1d86a643 (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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