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OZ Marion

Greenfield

MARION, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

At a glance

OZ Marion is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in MARION, Indiana, scoring 55.0/100 DC Readiness — 720th of 900 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityINDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT 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 IXPIUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex
IXP distance6.0 mi
Fiber providers20
Fiber coverage73.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance158.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMarion County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDON SISK PONTIAC BUICK GMC
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index108.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex
DC distance6.0 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.3 mi
Nearest fiber route11.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.79¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$11,101

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 OZ Marion compare with other sites in MARION?

OZ Marion ranks 720th of 900 scored candidate sites in MARION. Its 55.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.1. 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 water (92 vs 90) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (46 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Marion to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CIN23031_DRESSER_DRESS08ALE13_2_1 (MISO), 69 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is IUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex at 6 miles. 20 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex, 6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Marion?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (DON SISK PONTIAC BUICK GMC). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates MARION "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%
46
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
58
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Marion
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124504Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs68.7
HANNASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.5
GUIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.3
SUNNYSIDESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.2
ROCKVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.2
RISER167168Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN124474Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs65.3
OZ MarionGreenfield——3.0 yrs64.8

OZ Marion: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Marion?

OZ Marion scores 55.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 720th of 900 scored sites in MARION. The MARION average is 56.1 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves OZ Marion?

INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is OZ Marion in?

OZ Marion is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Marion in a flood zone?

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

Who owns OZ Marion?

Parcel records list the owner as Ray Skillman Westside Imports Inc, , , (private land).

How far is OZ Marion from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is IUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex, about 6 miles away; 20 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, “OZ Marion, MARION, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/marion/oz-marion-2cfa42d8 (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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