Refuse Hideaway Landfill

Brownfield

Dane County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
65.2
Good / 100

Refuse Hideaway Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dane County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 65.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 0 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.9 mi
Available capacity0 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSupraNet Communications Madison
IXP distance2.3 mi
Fiber providers18
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance127.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage23 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity0 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKROMREY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index105.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSupraNet Communications Madison
DC distance2.3 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.6 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
32
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
98
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Refuse Hideaway Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARDINALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.8
NORTH MADISON 345/138KVSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
RISER162998Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.8
YAHARA RIVERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.0
AMERICANSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6
RISER163001Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.3
Blount StreetBrownfield88 MW70.3
SYCAMORESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.2

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.

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