EC Near Great Bend - Midwest Energy

Greenfield

Barton County, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
57.6
Good / 100

EC Near Great Bend - Midwest Energy is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Barton County, Kansas, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 57.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth16
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBeloit-NOC
IXP distance85.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage68.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance253.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerMIDWEST ENERGY INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index89.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCloud Storage Corp
DC distance50.6 mi
Nearest rail4.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.3 mi
Nearest fiber route36.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.12¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$1,821
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Incentive detail: PEAK program payroll tax incentives; IRB property tax exemptions available.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
63
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Great Bend - Midwest Energy
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN118036Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN118036 - UNKNOWN118146)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs63.7
TAP138850Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN119941Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.5
TAP138827Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.2
TAP138869Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN173208Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.0
GREAT BEND - SUNFLOWERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.0

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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