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McCook County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
65.4
Good / 100

VT HANLON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in McCook County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 65.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVT HANLON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth5
Avg queue wait3.3 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Sioux Falls - West
IXP distance18.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage97.0%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center
DC distance18.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity11.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$6,395

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VT HANLON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP159705Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN131282Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs59.9
TAP159704Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs59.3
TAP167754Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.5
TAP167753Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.3
TAP167796Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.2
TAP167797Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.3 yrs58.1
TAP167795Substation-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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