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Datacenter Sites in Furnas, Nebraska

Furnas has 134 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Furnas, Nebraska has 134 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nebraska average of 51.8. It ranks 1st of 79 Nebraska counties by number of sites and 59th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Near Cambridge · 1af9359d at 58.6/100.

134
Candidate sites
50.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
700 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Furnas

Site-selection context for Furnas

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Datacenter tax incentive
—
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$2,895
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 Furnas compare with other counties in Nebraska?

By number of scored sites, Furnas ranks 1st of the 79 Nebraska counties with a county page, holding 5.8% of the state's 2,329 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.9/100 ranks 59th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 207th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 12 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Furnas?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (107, 80% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (13) and greenfield (12). 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 Furnas?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is medium-high. 4 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 $2,895 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Furnas

Top datacenter sites in Furnas
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.6
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.5
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.2
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.0
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.6
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.5
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.5
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.9
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.4
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.3
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN131958Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN158300Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.5
UNKNOWN168016Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.5
TAP168015Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.4
TAP168014Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN168017Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN158093Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.7
TAP168020Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.7
TAP168022Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.6
UNKNOWN168021Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.5
UNKNOWN158091Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.5
TAP168013Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.4
TAP168012Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs53.3
EC Near CambridgeGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.1

Every scored site in Furnas

All 134 sites, best first.

Furnas datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Furnas?

134 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the most of 79 Nebraska counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Furnas?

EC Near Cambridge · 1af9359d scores 58.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 134 scored sites in Furnas (a greenfield site).

Does Furnas offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Furnas?

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

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

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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