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College Avenue Landfill

Brownfield

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
64.3
Good / 100

College Avenue Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCENTER
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth27
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPData Holdings Milwaukee
IXP distance1.5 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage63.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance83.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFINELINE AUTO CUSTOMIZING
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index108.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterData Holdings Data Center
DC distance1.5 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.82¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.31¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$25,512

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
45
Speed to power15%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
96
Water risk8%
96
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near College Avenue Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAK CREEK STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.4
GRANVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.0
EC Near MMSD Jones Island WastewaterGreenfield1.4 yrs67.1
BLUEMOUNDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs66.5
DEADEND167359Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs66.4
EC Near South Oak CreekGreenfield1.4 yrs66.0
EC Coal Milwaukee CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs65.3
EC Near MMSD Jones Island WastewaterGreenfield1.4 yrs65.1

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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