Hanson County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
71.0
Excellent / 100

VT HANLON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Hanson County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 71.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVT HANLON
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 IXPTierPoint Sioux Falls - West
IXP distance48.2 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage94.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance200.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerNORTHWESTERN ENERGY - (SD)
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 index65.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center
DC distance48.3 mi
Nearest rail10.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.7 mi
Nearest fiber route67.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity11.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.77¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$5,155

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%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
75
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VT HANLON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131154Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131154 - VT HANLON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131208 - SIOUX FALLS)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131154 - VT HANLON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131282 - MITCHELL)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN131282Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131282 - MITCHELL)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131208 - MITCHELL)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.3

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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