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Bear-A-Boo Day Care

Industrial

Sauk County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
54.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

Bear-A-Boo Day Care is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Sauk County, Wisconsin, scoring 54.1/100 DC Readiness — 33rd of 62 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

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 IXPSupraNet Communications Madison
IXP distance29.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage67.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 01211362828
DC distance11.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$6,278

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

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How does Bear-A-Boo Day Care compare with other sites in Sauk County?

Bear-A-Boo Day Care ranks 33rd of 62 scored candidate sites in Sauk County. Its 54.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.9. 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 (71 vs 67) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 38). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Bear-A-Boo Day Care to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ALEWEC02_ROCKDAL1_66320_66 (MISO), 49 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SupraNet Communications Madison at 29.1 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 01211362828, 11.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Bear-A-Boo Day Care?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sauk 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%
71
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bear-A-Boo Day Care
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FINNEGANSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.0
KIRKWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.2
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.2
TAP138011Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
TAP138010Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
TAP138012Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.1
ZOBELSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.0
LOCH MIRRORSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.0

Bear-A-Boo Day Care: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Bear-A-Boo Day Care?

Bear-A-Boo Day Care scores 54.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 33rd of 62 scored sites in Sauk County. The Sauk County average is 55.9 and the Wisconsin average is 55.4.

Which electric utility serves Bear-A-Boo Day Care?

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 Bear-A-Boo Day Care in?

Bear-A-Boo Day Care is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Bear-A-Boo Day Care from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SupraNet Communications Madison, about 29.1 miles away; 9 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, “Bear-A-Boo Day Care, Sauk County, WI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wisconsin/sauk-county/bear-a-boo-day-care-bd7b60d9 (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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