OZ Buena Vista

Greenfield

Buena Vista, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

OZ Buena Vista is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Buena Vista, Iowa, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 54.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth21
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSouth Spencer Aureon hut
IXP distance33.7 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage9.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance100.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerMIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index100.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSouth Spencer Aureon hut
DC distance33.7 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.03¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$11,332

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $1M+ investments; property tax phase-in for new construction.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
36
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Buena Vista
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN130442Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN130423Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.3
EC Near Alta Municipal UtilitiesGreenfield1.4 yrs61.7
EC Near Alta Municipal UtilitiesGreenfield1.4 yrs61.6
EC Near Alta Municipal UtilitiesGreenfield1.4 yrs61.3
EC Near Alta Municipal UtilitiesGreenfield1.4 yrs61.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130442 - WISDOM)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs60.8
EC Near Alta Municipal UtilitiesGreenfield1.4 yrs60.7

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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