Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)

Greenfield

Hand County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
62.7
Good / 100

Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hand County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 62.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFORT THOMPSON
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPTierPoint Sioux Falls - West
IXP distance116.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage83.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance261.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNORTHWESTERN ENERGY - (SD)
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index63.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center
DC distance116.0 mi
Nearest rail14.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline32.2 mi
Nearest fiber route125.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity10.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.12¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$2,875

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%
50
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
71
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (ANTELOPE VALLEY STATION - BROA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs67.8
Greenfield (ANTELOPE VALLEY STATION - BROA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs66.7
Greenfield (ANTELOPE VALLEY STATION - BROA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs65.7
Greenfield (ANTELOPE VALLEY STATION - BROA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs65.1
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.7
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.4
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - HURON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs59.0

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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