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Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748

Federal Excess

Lincoln County, Nebraska · SPP

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Lincoln County, Nebraska, scoring 50.5/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 38 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the MCCOOK PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckSIDOGASIDKEY · 86 km (SPP)
UtilityMCCOOK PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTnot availablefavorable 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 providers12
Fiber coverage85.4%

Site characteristics

Acreage288 ac
Buildable load (est.)~115–288 MWland-based
Former useNavigation and Traffic Aids

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Medium-High
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score72/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCompute North
DC distance89.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.24¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$2,340

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 compare with other sites in Lincoln County?

Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 ranks 32nd of 38 scored candidate sites in Lincoln County. Its 50.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.0. 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 (71 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is SIDOGASIDKEY (SPP), 54 miles away. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Compute North, 89.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lincoln 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%
71
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
72
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 Lincoln County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GENTLEMANSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN131839Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN131835Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN131861Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN131836Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN131914Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN159282Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN159278Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs54.7

Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748?

Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 scores 50.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 38 scored sites in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County average is 53.0 and the Nebraska average is 52.1.

Which electric utility serves Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748?

MCCOOK PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 in?

Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748 is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

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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, “Wellfleet, Nebraska at 40.833, -100.748, Lincoln County, NE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/lincoln-county/wellfleet-nebraska-78e5a63e (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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