St. Croix Falls - Hwy 8 & Glacier Rd

Shovel-Ready

Polk County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
37.1
Limited / 100

St. Croix Falls - Hwy 8 & Glacier Rd is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 37.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVerus Corportation
IXP distance37.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage52 ac
Former useZoning: Industrial & Commercial; Co-op: Polk-Burnett

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEncompass Minneapolis Facility
DC distance30.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity16.07¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$4,618

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%
23
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
14
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near St. Croix Falls - Hwy 8 & Glacier Rd
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
APPLE RIVERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN131510Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN132590Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.2
ST CROIX FALLSSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.1
Greenfield (BARRON - APPLE RIVER)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN132589Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN156278Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132589 - APPLE RIVER)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.4

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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