Vilas County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
61.5
Good / 100

LAKOTA ROAD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Vilas County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 61.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLAKOTA ROAD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance79.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage52.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance298.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAmerican Transmission Co Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index85.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance79.3 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.9 mi
Nearest fiber route114.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.97¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$6,174

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%
58
Speed to power15%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
58
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LAKOTA ROAD
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN171267Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.7
ST GERMAINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.4
RISER139530Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.1
ST GERMAINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.9
TAP138648Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.7
Eagle RiverBrownfield4 MW62.9
EAGLE RIVERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.9
EC Near Eagle RiverGreenfield1.4 yrs58.2

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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