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Datacenter Sites in Cedar County, Nebraska

Cedar County has 25 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,050 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Cedar County, Nebraska has 25 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nebraska average of 51.8. It ranks 28th of 79 Nebraska counties by number of sites and 23rd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · c467cc39 at 56.9/100.

25
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,050 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Cedar County

Site-selection context for Cedar County

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Datacenter tax incentive
7.07¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
14.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$6,435
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
6,200
Heating degree days
49°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: ImagiNE Nebraska Act: sales tax exemption on DC equipment; investment tax credits.

How does Cedar County compare with other counties in Nebraska?

By number of scored sites, Cedar County ranks 28th of the 79 Nebraska counties with a county page, holding 1.1% of the state's 2,329 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 23rd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1462nd-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 Cedar County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (19, 76% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (4) and industrial (2). 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 Cedar County?

Industrial electricity averages 14.51¢/kWh and commercial 7.07¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is medium-high. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 49°F. Land is valued around $6,435 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Cedar County

Top datacenter sites in Cedar County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN132480Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN132483Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.3
TAP168260Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.3
TAP168262Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN155842Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.2
South Yankton PropertyIndustrial——4.3 yrs55.4
TAP168258Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN168259Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN132479Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0
TAP168256Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0
TAP168257Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN159417Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN159415Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.9
TAP159414Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.9
TAP159412Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.9
TAP159416Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.9
TAP168263Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.8
TAP168270Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN159413Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.8
TAP159411Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.0
Hartington Industrial ParkIndustrial——4.3 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.9

Every scored site in Cedar County

All 25 sites, best first.

Cedar County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Cedar County?

25 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 28th-most of 79 Nebraska counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · c467cc39 scores 56.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 25 scored sites in Cedar County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Cedar County offer datacenter tax incentives?

ImagiNE Nebraska Act: sales tax exemption on DC equipment; investment tax credits.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Cedar County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cedar County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 28).

What are industrial electricity rates in Cedar County?

Average industrial electricity is 14.51¢/kWh and commercial is 7.07¢/kWh in Cedar 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 Cedar County, Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/cedar-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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