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EC Coal Barton County

Greenfield

Barton County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Barton County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Barton County, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 56.2/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityEVERGY MISSOURI WESTinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWLarge Load Power Service (LLPS, ≥75 MW) · 80% min take · 12 yr

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 depth52
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluebird Underground Data Center
IXP distance70.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage21.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance270.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerEMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO
Land contactBarton County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index59.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluebird Underground Data Center
DC distance70.8 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.2 mi
Nearest fiber route13.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.06¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.06¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$4,126
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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: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 5 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%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
57
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Barton County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117107Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs56.6
EC FFE Barton CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs56.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.3 yrs49.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——2.8 yrs47.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——2.8 yrs47.6

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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