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EC Near New Prague

Greenfield

Le Sueur County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
62.4
Good / 100

EC Near New Prague is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 62.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityMINNESOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
IXP distance8.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage65.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance186.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLe Sueur County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUNLIMITED MOTORSPORTS NEW PRAGUE
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
DC distance8.9 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
Nearest fiber route68.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,494

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 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%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
84
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near New Prague
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN132021Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.3
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs64.2
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs63.0
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs62.6
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs62.4
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs61.7
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs61.7
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs61.4

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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