Datacenter Sites in Pennington County, South Dakota

Pennington County has 65 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 7,025 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

65
Candidate sites
60.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
7,025 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating

Site-selection context for Pennington County

Yesno_income_tax
Datacenter tax incentive
13.55¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
13.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$1,513
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
7,300
Heating degree days
45°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Pennington County

Top datacenter sites in Pennington County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LANGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs75.8
RAPID CITY DC TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs71.9
SOUTH RAPID CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN131182Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs70.4
NEW UNDERWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN131179Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs69.5
EC Near Ben FrenchGreenfield1.0 yrs68.2
Greenfield (LANGE - LOOKOUT)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN131172Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs67.7
EC Coal Pennington CountyGreenfield1.0 yrs67.3
Greenfield (NEW UNDERWOOD - RAPID CITY DC )Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.0
EC Near Ben FrenchGreenfield1.0 yrs67.0
EC Near Ben FrenchGreenfield1.0 yrs66.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202528 - SOUTH RAPID CI)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.8
EC Near Ben FrenchGreenfield1.0 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN131176Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs66.4
Greenfield (WAYSIDE - NEW UNDERWOOD)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.2
EC Coal Pennington CountyGreenfield1.0 yrs65.0
EC Coal Pennington CountyGreenfield1.0 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN131185Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.8
Greenfield (NEW UNDERWOOD - MAURINE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
Greenfield (NEW UNDERWOOD - MAURINE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
Greenfield (WAYSIDE - NEW UNDERWOOD)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3
Greenfield (WAYSIDE - NEW UNDERWOOD)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3
Greenfield (WAYSIDE - NEW UNDERWOOD)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.1

Pennington County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Pennington County?
65 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 60.2/100 DC Readiness.
Does Pennington County offer datacenter tax incentives?
No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Pennington County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pennington County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).
What are industrial electricity rates in Pennington County?
Average industrial electricity is 13.16¢/kWh and commercial is 13.55¢/kWh in Pennington County.

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