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EC Coal Jefferson County

Greenfield

Jefferson County, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
50.9
Fair / 100

EC Coal Jefferson County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Jefferson County, Kansas, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 50.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckJECAUBHOYJEC · 49 km (SPP)
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
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
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth64
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2)
IXP distance36.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage1.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance145.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWESTAR ENERGY INC
Land contactJefferson County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index96.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterState Farm Data Center
DC distance33.4 mi
Nearest rail7.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
Nearest fiber route37.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,906

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 + 6 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%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
46
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
52
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Jefferson County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Jefferson CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs54.8
EC Coal Jefferson CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs51.3
Greenfield (HOYT - STRANGER CREEK)Greenfield345 kV600 MW8.2 yrs49.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.3 yrs48.2
Y.E.S. Learning Center - Mclouth, KansasIndustrial——3.3 yrs47.4
City of OskaloosaIndustrial——3.3 yrs47.4

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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