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Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262

Substation-Adjacent

Kay County, Oklahoma · SPP

DC Readiness
52.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Kay County, Oklahoma, scoring 52.4/100 DC Readiness — 54th of 79 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is TAP168516 (0 mi, 69 kV). It sits in the SPP grid region and the OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 50 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP168516
Nearest grid bottleneckTMP270_23432 · 86 km (SPP)
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity50 MW
UtilityOKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth108
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLumen Tulsa 1
IXP distance83.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage74.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score43/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSC DC
DC distance80.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.24¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,900
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$1,918

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; 5-year ad valorem tax exemption.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 compare with other sites in Kay County?

Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 ranks 54th of 79 scored candidate sites in Kay County. Its 52.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.3. It is roughly in line with the Oklahoma average of 52.9 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Oklahoma average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (46 vs 39) and its weakest is natural hazard (43 vs 57). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, TAP168516, is about 0 miles away and operates at 69 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is TMP270_23432 (SPP), 53 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Tulsa 1 at 83.3 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SC DC, 80.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kay County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power20%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
64
Natural hazard6%
43
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
30

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN148965Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN155853Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs61.2
EC Near PoncaGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.0
EC Near ConocoGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.9
EC Near PoncaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.8
EC Near PoncaGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.2
EC Near ConocoGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.1
EC Near PoncaGreenfield——4.3 yrs57.7

Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262?

Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 scores 52.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 54th of 79 scored sites in Kay County. The Kay County average is 53.3 and the Oklahoma average is 52.9.

What is the nearest substation to Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262?

The nearest mapped substation is TAP168516, about 0 miles away, at 69 kV. GridCensus catalogs 50 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262?

OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is OG&E ENERGY.

What grid region is Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 in?

Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Tulsa 1, about 83.3 miles away; 7 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, “Substation-Adjacent site at 36.800, -97.262, Kay County, OK”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oklahoma/kay-county/tap168516-134ae49e (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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