Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill

Brownfield

Wood County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
63.5
Good / 100

Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wood County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 63.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 72 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity72 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 IXP901 Commerce Dr
IXP distance23.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage70.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance206.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerBillerud Wisconsin Rapids Real Estate Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usebiomass
Existing capacity72 MW
Retirement date2024-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index84.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter901 Commerce Dr
DC distance23.5 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.8 mi
Nearest fiber route68.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$4,417
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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%
32
Speed to power15%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HUMESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.6
MARSHFIELD UTILITIES GAS PLANTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.8
ARPINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129869 - ARPIN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.6
SIGELSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.3
SAND LAKESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.7
WILDWOOD (MEWD)Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.2
BAKER STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.9

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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