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Ottawa Easy Street BTA

Industrial

Franklin, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Ottawa Easy Street BTA is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Franklin, Kansas, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 35 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the 4 RIVERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckTMP338_28287 · 58 km (SPP)
Utility4 RIVERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.not available

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 IXPDataBank Kansas City (MCI3)
IXP distance35.8 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage68.9%

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 datacenterU.S. Bank National Data Process Center
DC distance32.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.79¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.64¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,444

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Ottawa Easy Street BTA compare with other sites in Franklin?

Ottawa Easy Street BTA ranks 34th of 35 scored candidate sites in Franklin. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. 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 natural hazard (65 vs 64) 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 Ottawa Easy Street BTA 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 DataBank Kansas City (MCI3) at 35.8 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is U.S. Bank National Data Process Center, 32.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Ottawa Easy Street BTA?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Franklin "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%
68
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 Franklin, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Ottawa Easy Street BTA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.8
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.7
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.4
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.9
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.7
OZ FranklinGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.5
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1
EC Near OttawaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1

Ottawa Easy Street BTA: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Ottawa Easy Street BTA?

Ottawa Easy Street BTA scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 35 scored sites in Franklin. The Franklin average is 53.5 and the Kansas average is 53.2.

Which electric utility serves Ottawa Easy Street BTA?

4 RIVERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Ottawa Easy Street BTA in?

Ottawa Easy Street BTA is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Ottawa Easy Street BTA from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Kansas City (MCI3), about 35.8 miles away; 4 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, “Ottawa Easy Street BTA, Franklin, KS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kansas/franklin/ottawa-easy-street-bta-ef937c06 (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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