EC Coal Douglas County
GreenfieldDouglas County, Kansas · SPP
At a glance
EC Coal Douglas County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Douglas County, Kansas, scoring 57.3/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 37 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the EVERGY KANSAS CENTRAL, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: PEAK program payroll tax incentives; IRB property tax exemptions available.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Douglas County compare with other sites in Douglas County?
EC Coal Douglas County ranks 26th of 37 scored candidate sites in Douglas County. Its 57.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.2. It is roughly in line with the Kansas average of 53.2 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Kansas average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (74 vs 71) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 64). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Douglas County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is TMP338_28287 (SPP), 36 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2) at 25.9 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is State Farm Data Center, 21.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Douglas County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 2.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (KANG). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Douglas County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Douglas County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN119028 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Douglas | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN118095 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.5 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.7 |
| EC Near Baldwin City Plant No 1 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.6 |
| EC Near Lawrence Energy Center | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.4 |
| EC Near Lawrence Energy Center | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.2 |
EC Coal Douglas County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Douglas County?
EC Coal Douglas County scores 57.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 26th of 37 scored sites in Douglas County. The Douglas County average is 58.2 and the Kansas average is 53.2.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Douglas County?
EVERGY KANSAS CENTRAL, INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is WESTAR ENERGY INC.
What grid region is EC Coal Douglas County in?
EC Coal Douglas County is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Douglas County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Coal Douglas County?
Parcel records list the owner as WESTAR ENERGY INC (private land).
How far is EC Coal Douglas County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2), about 25.9 miles away; 8 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 Coal Douglas County, Douglas County, KS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kansas/douglas-county/ec-coal-douglas-county-b00e0cef (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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