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Ottertail Power Co Property

Industrial

Grant County, South Dakota · MISO

DC Readiness
50.2
Fair / 100

Ottertail Power Co Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Grant County, South Dakota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 50.2/100 DC Readiness and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCITY OF BIG STONE CITY - (SD)not available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth18
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDCN Dakota Carrier Networks
IXP distance106.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage90.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDakota Carrier Network
DC distance107.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$4,207

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: 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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
31
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Ottertail Power Co Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SUMMITSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN131147Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN175853 - UNKNOWN175855)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN167811Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.2
TAP167817Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN167814Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN167818Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.1
TAP167815Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.1

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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