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Lincoln ex Atlas

Industrial

Seward County, Nebraska · SPP

DC Readiness
52.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Lincoln ex Atlas is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Seward County, Nebraska, scoring 52.0/100 DC Readiness — 3rd of 3 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Nearest grid bottleneckNEBS56S40S55 · 123 km (SPP)
UtilityNORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTpolitical 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

Nearest IXPBinary Net Vault
IXP distance26.5 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage76.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterLincoln Data Centers
DC distance26.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.21¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.91¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$7,516

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 + 2 nearby

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How does Lincoln ex Atlas compare with other sites in Seward County?

Lincoln ex Atlas ranks 3rd of 3 scored candidate sites in Seward County. Its 52.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.1. 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 (73 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 Lincoln ex Atlas to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NEBS56S40S55 (SPP), 77 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Binary Net Vault at 26.5 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lincoln Data Centers, 26.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lincoln ex Atlas?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Seward 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%
73
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
60
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lincoln ex Atlas
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131934Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN131933Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.8

Lincoln ex Atlas: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Lincoln ex Atlas?

Lincoln ex Atlas scores 52.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 3rd of 3 scored sites in Seward County. The Seward County average is 56.1 and the Nebraska average is 52.1.

Which electric utility serves Lincoln ex Atlas?

NORRIS PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (political subdivision) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Lincoln ex Atlas in?

Lincoln ex Atlas is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Lincoln ex Atlas from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Binary Net Vault, about 26.5 miles away; 9 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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, “Lincoln ex Atlas, Seward County, NE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/seward-county/lincoln-ex-atlas-567505ef (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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