Innovations Business Park
IndustrialClay County, Missouri · MISO
At a glance
Innovations Business Park is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Missouri, scoring 54.4/100 DC Readiness — 42nd 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
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.
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How does Innovations Business Park compare with other sites in Clay County?
Innovations Business Park ranks 42nd of 43 scored candidate sites in Clay County. Its 54.4/100 is about 10% 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 (87 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 Innovations Business Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1) at 15.6 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 01433936352, 12 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Innovations Business Park?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Clay County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.2 |
| TAP138882 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.8 |
| UNKNOWN117612 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| EC Near Missouri City | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| UNKNOWN117436 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN120956 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN117546 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.5 |
Innovations Business Park: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Innovations Business Park?
Innovations Business Park scores 54.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 42nd 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 Innovations Business Park?
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 Innovations Business Park in?
Innovations Business Park is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Innovations Business Park from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1), about 15.6 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, “Innovations Business Park, Clay County, MO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/missouri/clay-county/innovations-business-park-e7d26cab (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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