Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Missouri
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Missouri
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Greene | Greenfield | Greene | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 67.2 |
| EC Near Grand Avenue | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 67.0 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.7 |
| EC Near Grand Avenue | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.7 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.6 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.6 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.4 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.4 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.3 |
| OZ Greene | Greenfield | Greene | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | Clay County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Near Grand Avenue | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.2 |
| EC Near Grand Avenue | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.1 |
| OZ Jackson | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 66.0 |
| EC Near Blue Valley | Greenfield | Jackson | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.7 |
| EC Coal Greene County | Greenfield | Greene County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.6 |
| EC Near Main Street (MO) | Greenfield | Greene | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.4 |
| EC Near James River Power Station | Greenfield | Greene | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 65.4 |
| EC Near Main Street (MO) | Greenfield | Greene | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.3 |
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.1 |
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.9 |
| EC Near Howard Bend | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.7 |
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Near Missouri City | Greenfield | Clay | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| EC Coal Clay County | Greenfield | Clay County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
How does Missouri compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 495 sites, Missouri ranks 13th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Missouri averages 55.7, the 12th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Missouri?
The top 25 range from 67.2 to 64.4 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Jackson (12), Greene (6), Clay County (3) and St. Louis (3). By grid region, 20 are in SPP, 4 are in MISO and 1 is in SERC.
County pages: Jackson · Greene · Clay County · St. Louis
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 13 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 6 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Missouri?
GridCensus catalogs 495 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Missouri, 3% of the national total for this type (13th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Missouri?
By DC Readiness Score, OZ Greene in Greene ranks first at 67.2/100, followed by EC Near Grand Avenue in Jackson at 67.0.
Which Missouri counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Missouri are concentrated in Jackson (12), Greene (6), Clay County (3) and St. Louis (3).
How does Missouri score for datacenters overall?
All 3,413 scored sites in Missouri average 55.7/100 DC Readiness, the 12th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Missouri
- All datacenter sites in Missouri· 3,413 sites
- Greenfield datacenter sites nationwide· 18,112 sites
- Industrial sites in Missouri· 1,485 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Missouri· 1,002 sites
- Former Mine sites in Missouri· 336 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Missouri· 83 sites
- Brownfield sites in Missouri· 12 sites
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Missouri”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/missouri (data as of November 12, 2026).
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