Fort Calhoun

Brownfield

Washington County, Nebraska · SPP

DC Readiness
67.6
Good / 100

Fort Calhoun is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Washington County, Nebraska, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 67.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 502 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity502 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth31
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPScott Data Center Omaha
IXP distance19.4 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage67.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance21.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerOmaha Public Power District
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usenuclear
Existing capacity502 MW
Retirement date2016-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)2.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFRU CON CONSTRUCTION CORP
Hazard sub-score47/100
Construction cost index86.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance12.1 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
Nearest fiber route1.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.36¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days6,200
Land price / acre$7,365

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
70
Natural hazard8%
47
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Fort Calhoun
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORT CALHOUNSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.4
UNKNOWN131754Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs68.8
Greenfield (FORT CALHOUN - OPPD BLONDO STR)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN132488Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.9
Greenfield (RAUN - FORT CALHOUN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.6
Greenfield (RAUN - FORT CALHOUN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132488 - FORT CALHOUN)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131739 - UNKNOWN132488)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5

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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