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Badlands Pawn

Industrial

Minnehaha County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
58.4
Good / 100

Badlands Pawn is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 58.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySIOUX VALLEY SW ELEC COOPcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth4
Avg queue wait3.3 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSDN Communications Campus Sioux Falls South Dakota
IXP distance1.3 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage69.4%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSDN Communications Campus Sioux Falls South Dakota
DC distance1.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity12.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$8,346

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%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Badlands Pawn
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SPLIT ROCKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs69.5
SIOUX FALLSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs67.7
EC Near PathfinderGreenfield——1.0 yrs67.2
OZ MinnehahaGreenfield——1.0 yrs66.9
EC Near PathfinderGreenfield——1.0 yrs66.0
EC Near PathfinderGreenfield——1.0 yrs65.8
EC Near PathfinderGreenfield——1.0 yrs65.6
EC Near PathfinderGreenfield——1.0 yrs64.5

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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