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Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514

Federal Excess

Chase County, Nebraska · SPP

DC Readiness
50.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Chase County, Nebraska, scoring 50.0/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 33 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the SOUTHWEST PUBLIC POWER DIST service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckSIDOGASIDKEY · 77 km (SPP)
UtilitySOUTHWEST PUBLIC POWER DISTpolitical subdivisionfavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth25
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage81.7%

Site characteristics

Acreage108 ac
Buildable load (est.)~43–108 MWland-based
Former useReclamation and Irrigation

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score57/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCompute North
DC distance131.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.78¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,558

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Public-power incentives; DC-friendly.

DC tax incentiveYes

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 compare with other sites in Chase County?

Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 ranks 31st of 33 scored candidate sites in Chase County. Its 50.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.8. It is roughly in line with the Nebraska average of 52.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Nebraska average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (74 vs 66) and its weakest is natural hazard (57 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is SIDOGASIDKEY (SPP), 48 miles away. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Compute North, 131.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Chase County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
57
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131953Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN131952Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN205887Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN206843Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
TAP168045Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN168046Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.5
ALVINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.5
UNKNOWN168044Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.1

Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514?

Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 scores 50.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 31st of 33 scored sites in Chase County. The Chase County average is 51.8 and the Nebraska average is 52.1.

Which electric utility serves Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514?

SOUTHWEST PUBLIC POWER DIST (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 in?

Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514 in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

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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, “Frenchman-Cambridge (P-S) at 40.422, -101.514, Chase County, NE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/chase-county/frenchman-cambridge-p-s-0cefe011 (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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