Datacenter Sites in Nebraska
Nebraska has 2,329 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.8/100 DC Readiness. Federal Excess parcels lead the inventory (1,057 sites). Most sites interconnect through SPP. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 80.2k MW and average a 3.3 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
2,329
Candidate sites
52.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
80.2k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.3 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
Average sub-score profile
How Nebraska's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
37.1
Speed-to-power
52.4
Fiber
66.0
Water
59.6
Hazard resilience
70.1
Top 25 datacenter sites in Nebraska
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT CALHOUN | Substation-Adjacent | Washington County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 67.6 |
| UNKNOWN131651 | Substation-Adjacent | Sarpy County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 66.4 |
| UNKNOWN131665 | Substation-Adjacent | Sarpy County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 66.2 |
| OPPD BLONDO STREET | Substation-Adjacent | Douglas County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 65.9 |
| OZ Douglas | Greenfield | Douglas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.7 |
| Western Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff | Brownfield | Scotts Bluff County | — | 5 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| UNKNOWN131937 | Substation-Adjacent | Lancaster County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN131751 | Substation-Adjacent | Sarpy County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 65.1 |
| OZ Douglas | Greenfield | Douglas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 65.0 |
| UNKNOWN131949 | Substation-Adjacent | Lancaster County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 64.9 |
| UNKNOWN131734 | Substation-Adjacent | Lancaster County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 64.9 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | Douglas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.3 |
| Sidney (NE) | Brownfield | Cheyenne County | 230 kV | 3 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.3 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | Douglas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.1 |
| York Landfill Solar | Brownfield | York | — | — | 3.3 yrs | 63.8 |
| UNKNOWN131632 | Substation-Adjacent | Cass County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 63.5 |
| MOORE | Substation-Adjacent | Lancaster County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Coal Dakota County | Greenfield | Dakota County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 63.3 |
| TWIN CHURCH | Substation-Adjacent | Dakota County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | Douglas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Near Crete | Greenfield | Saline | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Douglas | Greenfield | Douglas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.4 |
| AXTELL | Substation-Adjacent | Kearney County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 62.1 |
| EC Near Crete | Greenfield | Saline | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| EC Near Crete | Greenfield | Saline | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.9 |
Counties in Nebraska
79 counties with five or more scored sites.
Furnas134 · 52.1Valley County124 · 49.5Douglas County93 · 59.9Scotts Bluff County93 · 53.3Franklin County86 · 51.3Lancaster County84 · 60.2Nuckolls County80 · 51.3Frontier County70 · 51.2Harlan County51 · 52.3Red Willow County50 · 52.1Hitchcock County47 · 49.7Webster County46 · 52.4Howard County43 · 50.2Buffalo County41 · 57.1Sarpy County41 · 60.9Dakota County38 · 59.0Lincoln County38 · 53.8Cherry County37 · 48.4Loup County34 · 49.5Chase County33 · 52.6Dawson County32 · 55.9Hall32 · 56.4Dawes County30 · 50.7Custer County29 · 53.2Garfield County28 · 50.3Brown County26 · 51.5Kimball26 · 56.0Cedar County25 · 55.6Greeley County24 · 49.8Antelope County23 · 55.8Nance County23 · 48.7Adams County22 · 57.6Kearney County22 · 56.3Cheyenne County21 · 57.6Gage County21 · 52.9Madison County20 · 54.7Sheridan County20 · 49.6Clay County19 · 53.6Knox County19 · 53.3Phelps County19 · 55.9Thurston County19 · 51.6Dodge County18 · 56.0York18 · 59.5Cuming County17 · 57.2Holt County17 · 54.0Cass County15 · 56.5Platte County14 · 55.7Saline County14 · 61.0Wayne County14 · 53.7Box Butte County12 · 53.0Dundy County12 · 54.7Keith County12 · 56.3Pierce County12 · 55.2Washington County12 · 57.6Morrill County11 · 52.2Nemaha County11 · 55.3Otoe County10 · 54.3Burt County9 · 51.8Deuel County9 · 53.1Jefferson County9 · 54.3Banner County8 · 53.0Colfax County8 · 55.0Hayes County8 · 51.4Logan County8 · 52.6Merrick County8 · 52.5Richardson County8 · 56.4Saunders County8 · 54.8Dixon County7 · 55.4Garden County7 · 53.6Gosper County7 · 54.1Perkins County7 · 53.5Rock County7 · 52.2Sherman County7 · 54.2Stanton County7 · 54.2Boone County6 · 51.0Fillmore County6 · 52.1Sioux County6 · 49.4Boyd County5 · 54.1Johnson County5 · 54.3
Nebraska datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Nebraska?
- GridCensus catalogs 2,329 scored datacenter candidate sites in Nebraska, with an average DC Readiness score of 52.8/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Nebraska?
- Candidate sites in Nebraska average a 3.3 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 14 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Nebraska?
- Federal Excess sites are the most common category in Nebraska (1,057 sites), and most sites fall within the SPP grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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