EC Near Key City
GreenfieldBlue Earth County, Minnesota · MISO
At a glance
EC Near Key City is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, scoring 50.1/100 DC Readiness — 78th of 85 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA 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
Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.
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How does EC Near Key City compare with other sites in Blue Earth County?
EC Near Key City ranks 78th of 85 scored candidate sites in Blue Earth County. Its 50.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. It is about 10% below the Minnesota average of 55.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Minnesota average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (48 vs 49) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (31 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Key City to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 3 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is NP Belle Plaine (MSP1) at 28.7 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is NP Belle Plaine (MSP1), 28.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Key City?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Blue Earth County "Relatively Moderate".
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 Blue Earth County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILMARTH | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.7 |
| EC Near Key City | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 59.2 |
| UNKNOWN132538 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.7 |
| TAP138573 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.6 |
| UNKNOWN129662 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.5 |
| EC Near Key City | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 58.3 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | Brownfield | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.2 |
EC Near Key City: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Key City?
EC Near Key City scores 50.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 78th of 85 scored sites in Blue Earth County. The Blue Earth County average is 53.8 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Key City?
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY INC.
What grid region is EC Near Key City in?
EC Near Key City is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Key City in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Key City?
Parcel records list the owner as NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA (private land).
How far is EC Near Key City from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is NP Belle Plaine (MSP1), about 28.7 miles away; 9 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 Near Key City, Blue Earth County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/blue-earth-county/ec-near-key-city-c7c834eb (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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