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Sunrise Garden Center

Industrial

Douglas County, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Sunrise Garden Center is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Douglas County, Kansas, scoring 51.3/100 DC Readiness — 36th 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

Nearest grid bottleneckTMP338_28287 · 54 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
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth59
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2)
IXP distance23.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage72.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactDouglas County County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterState Farm Data Center
DC distance19.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.27¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$4,700

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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How does Sunrise Garden Center compare with other sites in Douglas County?

Sunrise Garden Center ranks 36th of 37 scored candidate sites in Douglas County. Its 51.3/100 is about 12% below 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 (76 vs 71) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Sunrise Garden Center to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is TMP338_28287 (SPP), 33 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2) at 23.7 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is State Farm Data Center, 19.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Sunrise Garden Center?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
52
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sunrise Garden Center
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN119028Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.8
OZ DouglasGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN118095Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.5
EC Coal Douglas CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.3
EC Coal Douglas CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.7
EC Near Baldwin City Plant No 1Greenfield——4.3 yrs60.6
EC Near Lawrence Energy CenterGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.4
EC Near Lawrence Energy CenterGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.2

Sunrise Garden Center: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Sunrise Garden Center?

Sunrise Garden Center scores 51.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th 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 Sunrise Garden Center?

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 Sunrise Garden Center in?

Sunrise Garden Center is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Sunrise Garden Center from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2), about 23.7 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, “Sunrise Garden Center, Douglas County, KS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kansas/douglas-county/sunrise-garden-center-968ff48b (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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