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Datacenter Sites in Franklin County, Nebraska

Franklin County has 86 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Franklin County, Nebraska has 86 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nebraska average of 51.8. It ranks 5th of 79 Nebraska counties by number of sites and 64th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 76e514ab at 54.4/100.

86
Candidate sites
50.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Franklin County

Site-selection context for Franklin County

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Datacenter tax incentive
4.97¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.41¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$4,265
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 Franklin County compare with other counties in Nebraska?

By number of scored sites, Franklin County ranks 5th of the 79 Nebraska counties with a county page, holding 3.7% of the state's 2,329 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.2/100 ranks 64th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 393rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Franklin County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (77, 90% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (6) and former mine (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 Franklin County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.41¢/kWh and commercial 4.97¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is medium-high. 6 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 $4,265 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Franklin County

Top datacenter sites in Franklin County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN158089Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.4
TAP168373Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN168403Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.3
TAP168377Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN168375Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.9
TAP168372Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.5
Former Lincoln HotelIndustrial——4.3 yrs50.4
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.4
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.4
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.3
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.3
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.2
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.2
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.2
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.2
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1
Bostwick (P-S)Federal Excess——4.3 yrs50.1

Every scored site in Franklin County

All 86 sites, best first.

Franklin County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Franklin County?

86 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 79 Nebraska counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 76e514ab scores 54.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 86 scored sites in Franklin County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Franklin County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Franklin County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Franklin County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.41¢/kWh and commercial is 4.97¢/kWh in Franklin 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 Franklin County, Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/franklin-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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