James River Power Station

Brownfield

Christian County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
67.5
Good / 100

James River Power Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Christian County, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 67.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 253 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance7.6 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity253 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluebird Underground Data Center
IXP distance8.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage29.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance318.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity Utilities of Springfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity253 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteJAMES RIVER POWER STATION
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index74.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluebird Underground Data Center
DC distance8.9 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 mi
Nearest fiber route79.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.31¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$5,535
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Incentive detail: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
47
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
42
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near James River Power Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117508Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN121725Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN121724Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.1
NIXA SOLAR, LLCSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN121723Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN117557Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.6
TAP153768Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN117836 - UNKNOWN122479)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.2

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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