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Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230

Federal Excess

Clay County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
53.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Missouri, scoring 53.0/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityUNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth52
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1)
IXP distance17.7 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage94.6%

Site characteristics

Acreage26 ac
Buildable load (est.)~10–26 MWland-based
Former useInstitutional

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1)
DC distance17.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$6,629

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 + 8 nearby

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How does Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 compare with other sites in Clay County?

Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 ranks 43rd of 43 scored candidate sites in Clay County. Its 53.0/100 is about 12% below the county average of 60.5. It is roughly in line with the Missouri average of 55.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Missouri average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (84 vs 76) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1) at 17.7 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1), 17.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230?

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
84
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Clay CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs66.2
TAP138882Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN117612Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.8
EC Coal Clay CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.4
EC Near Missouri CityGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN117436Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN120956Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN117546Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.5

Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230?

Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 scores 53.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 43 scored sites in Clay County. The Clay County average is 60.5 and the Missouri average is 55.7.

Which electric utility serves Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230?

UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMEREN CORP.

What grid region is Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 in?

Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1), about 17.7 miles away; 14 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, “Excelsior Springs at 39.334, -94.230, Clay County, MO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/missouri/clay-county/excelsior-springs-bd1f58f3 (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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