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Horton Library BTA

Industrial

Brown County, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
46.8
Fair / 100

Horton Library BTA is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Kansas, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 46.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckTMP918_33023 · 36 km (SPP)
UtilityEVERGY KANSAS CENTRAL, INCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWLarge Load Power Service (LLPS, ≥75 MW) · 80% min take · 12 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth59
Avg queue wait3.3 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLincoln Rackhouse Kansas City
IXP distance52.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage70.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00195169261
DC distance51.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$5,136

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: PEAK program payroll tax incentives; IRB property tax exemptions available.

Site location

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
52
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Horton Library BTA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN119775Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.3 yrs53.3
Hiawatha Hospital BTAIndustrial——3.3 yrs47.1
Hiawatha Implement BTAIndustrial——3.3 yrs47.1
Individual Fee Tract 5Industrial——3.3 yrs46.9
Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas (Golden Eagle Road Site)Industrial——3.3 yrs46.9
Tribal FeeIndustrial——3.3 yrs46.9
Horton Hospital BTAIndustrial——3.3 yrs46.9
Tribal Allotment 79Industrial——3.3 yrs46.9

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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