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Datacenter Sites in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Sheridan County has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Sheridan County, Nebraska has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Nebraska average of 51.8. It ranks 36th of 79 Nebraska counties by number of sites and 74th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 6d28234a at 54.2/100.

20
Candidate sites
48.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 20 in Sheridan County

Site-selection context for Sheridan County

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Datacenter tax incentive
8.36¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
4.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$1,394
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 Sheridan County compare with other counties in Nebraska?

By number of scored sites, Sheridan County ranks 36th of the 79 Nebraska counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 2,329 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.5/100 ranks 74th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1729th-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 Sheridan County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (13, 65% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (3) and industrial (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 Sheridan County?

Industrial electricity averages 4.52¢/kWh and commercial 8.36¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is medium-high. 5 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 $1,394 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Sheridan County

Top datacenter sites in Sheridan County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN132457Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN132428Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.1
UNKNOWN132429Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.0
Hay Springs Filling StationIndustrial——4.3 yrs49.0
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.7
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.7
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.7
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.7
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.7
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.6
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.6
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.6
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.6
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.5
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.5
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.4
Mirage FlatsFederal Excess——4.3 yrs47.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132428 - TAP167279)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs47.4
Former Gordon RefineryIndustrial——4.3 yrs47.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.0

Every scored site in Sheridan County

All 20 sites, best first.

Sheridan County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Sheridan County?

20 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 36th-most of 79 Nebraska counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 6d28234a scores 54.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 20 scored sites in Sheridan County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Sheridan County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Sheridan County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Sheridan County?

Average industrial electricity is 4.52¢/kWh and commercial is 8.36¢/kWh in Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/nebraska/sheridan-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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