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Datacenter Sites in Brookings County, South Dakota

Brookings County has 35 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,650 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Brookings County, South Dakota has 35 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the South Dakota average of 54.7. It ranks 7th of 52 South Dakota counties by number of sites and 18th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · df1e4ae2 at 57.9/100.

35
Candidate sites
55.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,650 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Brookings County

Site-selection context for Brookings County

Yesno_income_tax
Datacenter tax incentive
11.84¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$6,212
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
7,300
Heating degree days
45°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.

How does Brookings County compare with other counties in South Dakota?

By number of scored sites, Brookings County ranks 7th of the 52 South Dakota counties with a county page, holding 3.0% of the state's 1,151 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.3/100 ranks 18th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1101st-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 26 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Brookings County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (26, 74% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (4) and greenfield (3). 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 Brookings County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.56¢/kWh and commercial 11.84¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is low-medium. 6 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 45°F. Land is valued around $6,212 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Brookings County

Top datacenter sites in Brookings County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN138640Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN131221Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.9
TAP138632Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.9
TAP138634Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.9
TAP138633Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN133784Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN131222Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN131217Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN131218Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.9
Greenfield (WHITE - WATERTOWN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN131211Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs56.2
TAP167741Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN167747Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN167749Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN131158Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN167748Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
DEADEND172601Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167745Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167737Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167736Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167746Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167743Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.8
TAP167738Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN131212Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN131223Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.5

Every scored site in Brookings County

All 35 sites, best first.

Brookings County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Brookings County?

35 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 52 South Dakota counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · df1e4ae2 scores 57.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 35 scored sites in Brookings County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Brookings County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Brookings County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Brookings County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).

What are industrial electricity rates in Brookings County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.56¢/kWh and commercial is 11.84¢/kWh in Brookings 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 Brookings County, South Dakota”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-dakota/brookings-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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