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I-69 Business Park

Shovel-Ready

Webster County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
51.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

I-69 Business Park is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Webster County, Kentucky, scoring 51.6/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 71 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityKENTUCKY UTILITIES COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth175
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSITCO Evansville
IXP distance28.2 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage6.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage17 ac
Buildable load (est.)~7–17 MWland-based
Former useShovel-ready

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDynamics Mining
DC distance17.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.13¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,351

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: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Site location

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

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How does I-69 Business Park compare with other sites in Webster County?

I-69 Business Park ranks 37th of 71 scored candidate sites in Webster County. Its 51.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.0. It is roughly in line with the Kentucky average of 52.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Kentucky average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (57 vs 50) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (52 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is I-69 Business Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville at 28.2 miles. 2 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Dynamics Mining, 17.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at I-69 Business Park?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Webster County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near I-69 Business Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near HMP&L Station Two HendersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.3
EC FFE Webster CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.5
EC Near HMP&L Station Two HendersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.2
OZ WebsterGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.2
EC Near HMP&L Station Two HendersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.4
EC Near HMP&L Station Two HendersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.9
EC Near HMP&L Station Two HendersonGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.9
EC Coal Webster CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.9

I-69 Business Park: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of I-69 Business Park?

I-69 Business Park scores 51.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 37th of 71 scored sites in Webster County. The Webster County average is 53.0 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves I-69 Business Park?

KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PPL CORPORATION.

What grid region is I-69 Business Park in?

I-69 Business Park is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is I-69 Business Park from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville, about 28.2 miles away; 2 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, “I-69 Business Park, Webster County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/webster-county/i-69-business-park-7abea68f (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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