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EC Coal Lawrence County

Greenfield

Lawrence County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

EC Coal Lawrence County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lawrence County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityBLACK HILLS POWER, INC.investor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 0.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth4
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs
Recent queue wait0.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPGolden West Rapid City Skyline Facility
IXP distance31.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage30.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance452.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLawrence County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index73.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGolden West Rapid City Skyline Facility
DC distance31.5 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.4 mi
Nearest fiber route165.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity13.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$2,742

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%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
80
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lawrence County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LOOKOUTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs61.7
YELLOW CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN167712Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs59.1
TAP167711Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs59.0
TAP134829Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.6
SUNDANCE HILLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN131334Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN131498Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs56.6

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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