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Datacenter Sites in Nebraska

Nebraska has 2,329 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.8/100 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 4.3 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

At a glance

Nebraska has 2,329 scored datacenter candidate sites, the 29th-most of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, averaging 51.8/100 DC Readiness against a national average of 53.0. Its average score ranks 40th among states. The state also has 33 operating datacenters and 10 internet exchange facilities on record.

2,329
Candidate sites
51.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
80.2k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
4.3 yrs
Avg queue wait
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Top 25 in Nebraska

How does Nebraska compare with other states for datacenter sites?

By number of scored candidate sites, Nebraska ranks 29th of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico (2,329 of 147,272 nationally, 1.6%). Its average DC Readiness of 51.8/100 ranks 40th and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. The average interconnection-queue wait at its sites, 4.3-year, is the 23rd-shortest of the group (national 4.2-year).

Across the five headline sub-scores, Nebraska is strongest relative to the nation on natural hazard (70.1 vs 66.8 nationally) and weakest on water (59.6 vs 72.3). Power and speed to power carry 20% of the score each, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

Which counties in Nebraska have the most datacenter sites?

Furnas (134 sites, average 50.9), Valley County (124 sites, average 48.3), and Douglas County (93 sites, average 58.8) hold the largest inventories. Together the top 3 account for 15% of the state's scored sites. Sarpy County has the highest average score among counties with at least 10 sites (59.8/100). 79 counties have five or more scored sites and their own county page.

What kinds of sites and grid regions are in Nebraska?

Federal Excess parcels are the largest category (1,057, 45%), followed by substation-adjacent (720) and industrial (258). Sites span 3 grid regions; SPP covers 99% of them.

By site type

By grid region

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
52.7
Fiber
66.0
Water
59.6
Hazard resilience
70.1

Top 25 datacenter sites in Nebraska

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Nebraska
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORT CALHOUNSubstation-AdjacentWashington County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN131651Substation-AdjacentSarpy County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.4
UNKNOWN131665Substation-AdjacentSarpy County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.1
OPPD BLONDO STREETSubstation-AdjacentDouglas County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN131937Substation-AdjacentLancaster County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN131751Substation-AdjacentSarpy County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN131734Substation-AdjacentLancaster County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN131949Substation-AdjacentLancaster County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.8
OZ DouglasGreenfieldDouglas——4.3 yrs66.5
OZ DouglasGreenfieldDouglas——4.3 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN131632Substation-AdjacentCass County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.4
Western Sugar Coop - ScottsbluffBrownfieldScotts Bluff County—5 MW4.3 yrs65.4
MOORESubstation-AdjacentLancaster County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.3
EC Coal Douglas CountyGreenfieldDouglas County——4.3 yrs65.2
EC Coal Douglas CountyGreenfieldDouglas County——4.3 yrs65.0
TWIN CHURCHSubstation-AdjacentDakota County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.8
York Landfill SolarBrownfieldYork——4.3 yrs64.4
Sidney (NE)BrownfieldCheyenne County230 kV3 MW4.3 yrs64.2
AXTELLSubstation-AdjacentKearney County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs64.1
EC Coal Dakota CountyGreenfieldDakota County——4.3 yrs63.9
EC Coal Douglas CountyGreenfieldDouglas County——4.3 yrs63.8
NEBRASKA CITYSubstation-AdjacentFremont County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.5
EC Near CreteGreenfieldSaline——4.3 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN131929Substation-AdjacentHamilton County345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.2
OZ DouglasGreenfieldDouglas——4.3 yrs63.2

Counties in Nebraska

79 counties with five or more scored sites.

Furnas134 · 50.9Valley County124 · 48.3Douglas County93 · 58.8Scotts Bluff County93 · 52.2Franklin County86 · 50.2Lancaster County84 · 59.1Nuckolls County80 · 50.1Frontier County70 · 50.1Harlan County51 · 51.2Red Willow County50 · 51.0Hitchcock County47 · 48.6Webster County46 · 51.3Howard County43 · 49.1Buffalo County41 · 56.0Sarpy County41 · 59.8Dakota County38 · 59.1Lincoln County38 · 52.7Cherry County37 · 47.2Loup County34 · 48.4Chase County33 · 51.5Dawson County32 · 54.8Hall32 · 55.3Dawes County30 · 49.5Custer County29 · 52.0Garfield County28 · 49.1Brown County26 · 50.4Kimball26 · 55.4Cedar County25 · 54.4Greeley County24 · 48.7Antelope County23 · 54.6Nance County23 · 47.5Adams County22 · 56.5Kearney County22 · 55.2Cheyenne County21 · 56.6Gage County21 · 51.8Madison County20 · 53.6Sheridan County20 · 48.5Clay County19 · 52.5Knox County19 · 52.1Phelps County19 · 54.8Thurston County19 · 50.9Dodge County18 · 54.8York18 · 58.3Cuming County17 · 56.0Holt County17 · 52.9Cass County15 · 55.3Platte County14 · 54.6Saline County14 · 59.7Wayne County14 · 52.6Box Butte County12 · 51.9Dundy County12 · 53.5Keith County12 · 55.1Pierce County12 · 54.0Washington County12 · 56.6Morrill County11 · 51.0Nemaha County11 · 54.2Otoe County10 · 53.2Burt County9 · 50.7Deuel County9 · 52.0Jefferson County9 · 53.2Banner County8 · 52.8Colfax County8 · 53.9Hayes County8 · 50.2Logan County8 · 51.5Merrick County8 · 51.3Richardson County8 · 55.2Saunders County8 · 53.6Dixon County7 · 54.2Garden County7 · 52.5Gosper County7 · 52.9Perkins County7 · 52.4Rock County7 · 51.1Sherman County7 · 53.1Stanton County7 · 53.1Boone County6 · 49.8Fillmore County6 · 50.9Sioux County6 · 48.3Boyd County5 · 52.9Johnson County5 · 53.2

Sites in Nebraska counties with fewer than five sites

27 scored sites sit in counties too small for a county page of their own.

Operating datacenters in Nebraska

33 operating datacenter facilities in Nebraska are on record, the 21st-most of any state. Omaha has the largest cluster (10 facilities). The operators with the most facilities here are Google (9), Meta (7), TierPoint, LLC (2). Footprints are recorded for 23 of them, totalling about 27.2 million square feet.

Omaha (10)

Papillion (5)

Bellevue (2)

La Vista (1)

Lincoln (1)

City not recorded (14)

Internet exchange and peering facilities in Nebraska

10 peering and colocation facilities in Nebraska are listed in PeeringDB. Omaha has the most (3). The best-connected facility hosts 46 networks; the median facility in the state hosts 3 networks.

Omaha (3)

Bellevue (2)

Lincoln (2)

Papillion (2)

La Vista (1)

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 51.8/100. That is the 29th-largest inventory of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

How many operating datacenters are in Nebraska?

33 operating datacenter facilities in Nebraska are on record, the 21st-most of any state. Omaha has the most (10). Google operates the most facilities in the state (9).

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Nebraska?

Candidate sites in Nebraska average a 4.3-year interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 26 projects. The national average across all scored sites is 4.2-year, and Nebraska has the 23rd-shortest average wait of the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.

Which county in Nebraska has the most datacenter sites?

Furnas has the most scored candidate sites in Nebraska (134), followed by Valley County (124) and Douglas County (93). Among counties with at least 10 sites, Sarpy County has the highest average DC Readiness (59.8/100).

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Nebraska?

Federal Excess sites are the most common category in Nebraska (1,057 sites, 45% of the inventory), and most sites fall within the SPP grid region.

How many internet exchange facilities are in Nebraska?

10 peering and colocation facilities listed in PeeringDB are in Nebraska. Omaha has the most (3). The best-connected one hosts 46 networks.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every scored datacenter site in Nebraska, A to Z.

More Nebraska infrastructure

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 Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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