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Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar

Brownfield

Dallas County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
65.5
Good / 100

Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dallas County, Iowa, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 65.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN137698
Substation distance1.7 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$27.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth23
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUS Signal IA01 - Des Moines
IXP distance19.4 mi
Fiber providers20
Fiber coverage77.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance29.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage138 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index82.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApple
DC distance17.6 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.36¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$10,688

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

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
37
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
81
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
71
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRIMESSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN137711Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN137710Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN132145Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN156384Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN132140Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN137697Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN137698Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs58.7

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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