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Kirkpatrick Property

Industrial

Waukesha County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
53.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

Kirkpatrick Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, scoring 53.9/100 DC Readiness — 42nd of 54 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityWISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWVery Large Customer (VLC) tariff · 10 yr

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 IXPEthoplex Data Center
IXP distance7.7 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage26.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score63/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEthoplex Data Center
DC distance7.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.72¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$8,589

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 Kirkpatrick Property compare with other sites in Waukesha County?

Kirkpatrick Property ranks 42nd of 54 scored candidate sites in Waukesha County. Its 53.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.6. 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 (77 vs 67) and its weakest is natural hazard (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Kirkpatrick Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is WEC34101_SUSSEX_36341_1 (MISO), 6 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Data Center at 7.7 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Ethoplex Data Center, 7.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Kirkpatrick Property?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Waukesha 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%
77
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
63
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 Waukesha County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Kirkpatrick Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARCADIANSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.6
EC Coal Waukesha CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs62.3
DUPLAINVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.6
WAUKESHASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.4
SWANSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.3
TOSASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.3
BUTLERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.2
SUSSEXSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.2

Kirkpatrick Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Kirkpatrick Property?

Kirkpatrick Property scores 53.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 42nd of 54 scored sites in Waukesha County. The Waukesha County average is 56.6 and the Wisconsin average is 55.4.

Which electric utility serves Kirkpatrick Property?

WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP.

What grid region is Kirkpatrick Property in?

Kirkpatrick Property is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Kirkpatrick Property in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is Kirkpatrick Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Data Center, about 7.7 miles away; 12 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, “Kirkpatrick Property, Waukesha County, WI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wisconsin/waukesha-county/kirkpatrick-property-1acc6526 (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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