Skip to content
Gridcensus

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)

Greenfield

Taylor County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
51.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Taylor County, Iowa, scoring 51.2/100 DC Readiness — 2nd of 2 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is UNKNOWN131420. It sits in the MISO grid region and the MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN131420
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityMIDAMERICAN ENERGY COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 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 depth112
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Omaha - Bellevue
IXP distance61.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage67.5%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance54.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$6,835

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

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 1 nearby

Get alerts

Track Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

How does Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) compare with other sites in Taylor County?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) ranks 2nd of 2 scored candidate sites in Taylor County. Its 51.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.0. 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 natural hazard (70 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, UNKNOWN131420, is the closest grid connection point on record and operates at 161 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Omaha - Bellevue at 61.2 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google, 54.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)?

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 Taylor County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
32
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (ATCHISON - BOONEVILLE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs56.8

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) scores 51.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 2nd of 2 scored sites in Taylor County. The Taylor County average is 54.0 and the Iowa average is 56.4.

What is the nearest substation to Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)?

The nearest mapped substation is UNKNOWN131420, at 161 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497)?

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY.

What grid region is Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) in?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) 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 Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Omaha - Bellevue, about 61.2 miles away; 6 fiber providers report service at the location.

Related pages

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, “Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497), Taylor County, IA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/iowa/taylor-county/greenfield-unknown131420-unknown173497-1c9f41be (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.

Go deeper than the public screen

Every site and score for Greenfield (UNKNOWN131420 - UNKNOWN173497), Taylor County is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.