Skip to content
Gridcensus

Perkins County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
61.1
Good / 100

BISON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Perkins County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 61.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBISON
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 IXPGolden West Rapid City Skyline Facility
IXP distance106.3 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage99.9%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterGolden West Rapid City Skyline Facility
DC distance106.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity12.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$1,179

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

Site location

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 1 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%
45
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BISON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.3 yrs54.2

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for BISON, Perkins County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.