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EC Near Blount Street

Greenfield

Dane County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Blount Street is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Dane County, Wisconsin, scoring 57.4/100 DC Readiness — 113th of 184 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityWISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth133
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNetwork 222
IXP distance6.6 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage72.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance125.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDane County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score63/100
Construction cost index99.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNetwork 222
DC distance6.6 mi
Nearest rail1.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.8 mi
Nearest fiber route5.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$9,427

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: Enterprise Zone tax credits; TIF available for DC construction in eligible areas.

Site location

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How does EC Near Blount Street compare with other sites in Dane County?

EC Near Blount Street ranks 113th of 184 scored candidate sites in Dane County. Its 57.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.8. It is roughly in line with the Wisconsin average of 55.4 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Wisconsin average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (89 vs 67) and its weakest is natural hazard (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Blount Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ALEWEC02_ROCKDAL1_66320_66 (MISO), 21 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Network 222 at 6.6 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Network 222, 6.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Blount Street?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.30 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Dane County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
63
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Blount Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARDINALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs69.6
NORTH MADISON 345/138KVSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.7
OZ DaneGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.9
EC Near Blount StreetGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.5
OZ DaneGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.4
OZ DaneGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.2
OZ DaneGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.2
BLOUNTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.2

EC Near Blount Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Blount Street?

EC Near Blount Street scores 57.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 113th of 184 scored sites in Dane County. The Dane County average is 58.8 and the Wisconsin average is 55.4.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Blount Street?

WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.

What grid region is EC Near Blount Street in?

EC Near Blount Street is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Blount Street in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Blount Street?

Parcel records list the owner as Dane County C/O G Plummer (private land).

How far is EC Near Blount Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Network 222, about 6.6 miles away; 16 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Blount Street, Dane County, WI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wisconsin/dane-county/ec-near-blount-street-24d6223a (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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