Spring Creek Daylighting
IndustrialWaukesha County, Wisconsin · MISO
At a glance
Spring Creek Daylighting is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, scoring 51.7/100 DC Readiness — 51st 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
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; TIF available for DC construction in eligible areas.
Site location
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How does Spring Creek Daylighting compare with other sites in Waukesha County?
Spring Creek Daylighting ranks 51st of 54 scored candidate sites in Waukesha County. Its 51.7/100 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 natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (51 vs 67). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Spring Creek Daylighting to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is WEC34101_SUSSEX_36341_1 (MISO), 0 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Data Center at 7.3 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Pewaukee Data Center, 5.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Spring Creek Daylighting?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Waukesha County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCADIAN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.6 |
| EC Coal Waukesha County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.3 |
| DUPLAINVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.6 |
| WAUKESHA | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.4 |
| SWAN | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.3 |
| TOSA | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.3 |
| BUTLER | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.2 |
| SUSSEX | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.2 |
Spring Creek Daylighting: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Spring Creek Daylighting?
Spring Creek Daylighting scores 51.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 51st 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 Spring Creek Daylighting?
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 Spring Creek Daylighting in?
Spring Creek Daylighting is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Spring Creek Daylighting from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Data Center, about 7.3 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, “Spring Creek Daylighting, Waukesha County, WI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/wisconsin/waukesha-county/spring-creek-daylighting-a65fa14a (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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