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EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works

Greenfield

Dubuque County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Dubuque County, Iowa, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 60th of 101 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth112
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSSHC
IXP distance30.8 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage79.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance133.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDubuque County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index91.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSSHC
DC distance30.8 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.0 mi
Nearest fiber route67.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$10,692

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Strong incentives; utilities courting hyperscale load.

DC tax incentiveYes

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works compare with other sites in Dubuque County?

EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works ranks 60th of 101 scored candidate sites in Dubuque County. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.8. It is roughly in line with the Iowa average of 56.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Iowa average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (50 vs 50) and its weakest is natural hazard (45 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ALEWEC02_ROCKDAL1_66320_66 (MISO), 87 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is USSHC at 30.8 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is USSHC, 30.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Dubuque 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%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN130699Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.4
HICKORY CREEKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN136983Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
UNKNOWN131370Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.9

EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works?

EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 60th of 101 scored sites in Dubuque County. The Dubuque County average is 55.8 and the Iowa average is 56.4.

What grid region is EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works in?

EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works?

Parcel records list the owner as AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO (private land).

How far is EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is USSHC, about 30.8 miles away; 12 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, “EC Near John Deere Dubuque Works, Dubuque County, IA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/iowa/dubuque-county/ec-near-john-deere-dubuque-works-9bd4d37f (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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