Poplar Sludge Pit
IndustrialRoosevelt County, Montana · SPP
At a glance
Poplar Sludge Pit is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Roosevelt County, Montana, scoring 53.7/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 48 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the SHERIDAN ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.1 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: New/expanding industry tax abatement available for DC construction.
Site location
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How does Poplar Sludge Pit compare with other sites in Roosevelt County?
Poplar Sludge Pit ranks 29th of 48 scored candidate sites in Roosevelt County. Its 53.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.3. It is roughly in line with the Montana average of 54.3 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Montana average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (70 vs 61) 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 Poplar Sludge Pit to power, fiber and other datacenters?
1 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is State of Montana Data Center, 121.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Poplar Sludge Pit?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Roosevelt County "Very Low".
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 Roosevelt County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Roosevelt | Greenfield | — | — | 1.1 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN202143 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| CULBERTSON | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN204459 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.3 |
| TAP204622 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 59.0 |
| TAP205528 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.4 |
| UNKNOWN205529 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 58.4 |
| TAP205527 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.1 yrs | 57.9 |
Poplar Sludge Pit: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Poplar Sludge Pit?
Poplar Sludge Pit scores 53.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 48 scored sites in Roosevelt County. The Roosevelt County average is 55.3 and the Montana average is 54.3.
Which electric utility serves Poplar Sludge Pit?
SHERIDAN ELECTRIC COOP, INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Poplar Sludge Pit in?
Poplar Sludge Pit is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
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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, “Poplar Sludge Pit, Roosevelt County, MT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/montana/roosevelt-county/poplar-sludge-pit-22d2ed83 (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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