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Datacenter Sites in Phelps County, Missouri

Phelps County has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 451 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Phelps County, Missouri has 32 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Missouri average of 55.7. It ranks 15th of 110 Missouri counties by number of sites and 78th by average score. The top-scoring site is Busy Bee's Laundry at 63.5/100.

32
Candidate sites
53.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
451 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Phelps County

Site-selection context for Phelps County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.96¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.82¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,912
Land price / acre
1,500
Cooling degree days
4,700
Heating degree days
56°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

How does Phelps County compare with other counties in Missouri?

By number of scored sites, Phelps County ranks 15th of the 110 Missouri counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 3,413 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.3/100 ranks 78th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1196th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Phelps County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (17, 53% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) and greenfield (5). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Phelps County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.82¢/kWh and commercial 10.96¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 56°F. Land is valued around $3,912 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Phelps County

Top datacenter sites in Phelps County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Busy Bee's LaundryBrownfield—1 MW3.9 yrs63.5
EC Coal Phelps CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.1
EC Coal Phelps CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs57.9
TAP138938Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.5
EC Coal Phelps CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN117762Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8
EC Coal Phelps CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN117858Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs55.2
UNKNOWN117907Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN117761Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN117888Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN117892Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs54.9
EC Coal Phelps CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs52.0
Public Work YardIndustrial——3.9 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.0

Every scored site in Phelps County

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Phelps County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Phelps County?

32 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 15th-most of 110 Missouri counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Phelps County?

Busy Bee's Laundry scores 63.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 32 scored sites in Phelps County (a brownfield site).

Does Phelps County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Phelps County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Phelps County as "Relatively High" (score 38).

What are industrial electricity rates in Phelps County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.82¢/kWh and commercial is 10.96¢/kWh in Phelps County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Phelps County, Missouri”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/missouri/phelps-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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