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EC FFE Vernon County

Greenfield

Vernon County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

EC FFE Vernon County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Vernon County, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 59.3/100 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 IXPQTS Overland Park (OVP1)
IXP distance74.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage51.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance249.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactVernon County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFORTNER PRECISION INC
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index69.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQTS Overland Park (OVP1)
DC distance74.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.4 mi
Nearest fiber route19.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.92¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$4,000

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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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%
64
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
52
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
67
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Vernon County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Vernon CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN121632Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN121631Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1
EC Coal Vernon CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs54.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——2.8 yrs48.8
Old Sheldon SchoolIndustrial——2.8 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——2.8 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——2.8 yrs48.2

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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