EC Near Pathfinder

Greenfield

Minnehaha County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
64.5
Good / 100

EC Near Pathfinder is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 64.5/100 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

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 - East
IXP distance10.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage79.4%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance165.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Sioux Falls - East
DC distance10.2 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.2 mi
Nearest fiber route59.4 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
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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%
30
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
61
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Pathfinder
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SIOUX FALLSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs76.3
UNKNOWN158869Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN131288Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN144208Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs71.6
UNKNOWN131292Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs71.5
SPLIT ROCKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs71.2
TAP138041Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN131308Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs70.9

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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