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Brown County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
55.9
Good / 100

TAP159586 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Brown County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 55.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP159586
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth5
Avg queue wait3.3 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPELN02
IXP distance40.8 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage82.2%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score63/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1422191468
DC distance40.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity10.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.96¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$4,295

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

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
42
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
63
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP159586
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ BrownGreenfield1.0 yrs66.3
GROTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs63.4
TAP159587Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN131114Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1
TAP161863Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1
GROTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN131110Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN131111Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.1

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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