Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Nebraska
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Nebraska
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Sarpy County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Sarpy County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Sarpy County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Washington County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Washington County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Buffalo County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Sarpy County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Saunders County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Buffalo County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dodge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Buffalo County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Buffalo County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kearney County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Saunders County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.3 |
How does Nebraska compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 115 sites, Nebraska ranks 42nd of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Nebraska averages 51.8, the 41st-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.3 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Nebraska?
The top 25 range from 56.2 to 51.3 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Cass County (6), Sarpy County (4), Douglas County (4) and Buffalo County (4). By grid region, 25 are in SPP.
County pages: Cass County · Sarpy County · Douglas County · Buffalo County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 9 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 27 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. 1 of the 2 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Nebraska?
GridCensus catalogs 115 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Nebraska, 0.4% of the national total for this type (42nd of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Nebraska?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Sarpy County ranks first at 56.2/100, followed by Mine Site in Sarpy County at 55.0.
Which Nebraska counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Nebraska are concentrated in Cass County (6), Sarpy County (4), Douglas County (4) and Buffalo County (4).
How does Nebraska score for datacenters overall?
All 2,329 scored sites in Nebraska average 51.8/100 DC Readiness, the 41st-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Nebraska
- All datacenter sites in Nebraska· 2,329 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Nebraska· 1,057 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Nebraska· 720 sites
- Industrial sites in Nebraska· 258 sites
- Greenfield sites in Nebraska· 170 sites
- Brownfield sites in Nebraska· 9 sites
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 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, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Nebraska”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/nebraska (data as of November 12, 2026).
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