Brule County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
69.0
Good / 100

LAKE PLATTE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Brule County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 69.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLAKE PLATTE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth17
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs
Recent queue wait0.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMidco Yankton
IXP distance93.2 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage98.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance227.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerWAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index51.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMidco Yankton
DC distance93.2 mi
Nearest rail10.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline49.9 mi
Nearest fiber route94.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity11.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.03¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$3,337

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LAKE PLATTE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131929 - FORT THOMPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs66.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131929 - FORT THOMPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs66.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131929 - FORT THOMPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs66.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131929 - FORT THOMPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs66.0
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LAKE PLATTE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - FORT RANDALL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.0
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LAKE PLATTE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.0
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LAKE PLATTE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.4

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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