Greenfield (GROTON - LELAND OLDS)

Greenfield

McPherson County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
70.8
Excellent / 100

Greenfield (GROTON - LELAND OLDS) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McPherson County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 70.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGROTON
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth9
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPELN02
IXP distance20.5 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage99.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance362.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSlaubaugh, Ronald W. & Dorothy A.
Parcel APN10347000
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 index49.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApplied Digital / Ellendale Data Center
DC distance20.4 mi
Nearest rail18.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.7 mi
Nearest fiber route15.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity12.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$2,389

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%
59
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
75
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
49
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (GROTON - LELAND OLDS)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133741Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs74.8
Greenfield (GROTON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.2
Greenfield (GROTON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132927 - TAP175850)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131108 - UNKNOWN133741)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine41.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine38.1

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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