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Substation-Adjacent Datacenter Sites in Iowa

Iowa has 282 substation-adjacent datacenter candidate sites. Parcels sited next to existing transmission substations. Co-location with a substation is the single strongest speed-to-power signal — interconnection distance is measured in feet, not miles.

282
Substation-Adjacent sites
67.8/100
Avg score (top 25)
Iowa
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Top substation-adjacent sites in Iowa

Top Substation-Adjacent sites in Iowa
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WALTER SCOTT ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.7
BONDURANTSubstation-AdjacentPolk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.2
GREATER DES MOINES ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentPolk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.5
SE POLKSubstation-AdjacentPolk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN137755Substation-AdjacentMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN131416Substation-AdjacentMills County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN131382Substation-AdjacentScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.0
SYCAMORESubstation-AdjacentPolk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.7
TIFFINSubstation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.7
GRIMESSubstation-AdjacentDallas County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN130427Substation-AdjacentDakota County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.5
BLACK HAWKSubstation-AdjacentBlack Hawk County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.3
SIOUX CITYSubstation-AdjacentPlymouth County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs68.0
SUB 91Substation-AdjacentScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN131604Substation-AdjacentScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.7
HILLSSubstation-AdjacentJohnson County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.0
NORWALKSubstation-AdjacentWarren County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.0
ARNOLDSubstation-AdjacentLinn County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.8
HAZLETONSubstation-AdjacentBuchanan County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.7
UNKNOWN131605Substation-AdjacentRock Island County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.7
BOONEVILLESubstation-AdjacentMadison County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.8
RAUNSubstation-AdjacentDakota County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN132674Substation-AdjacentRock Island County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN136986Substation-AdjacentBlack Hawk County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN137655Substation-AdjacentPolk County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs65.1
How many substation-adjacent datacenter sites are in Iowa?
GridCensus catalogs 282 substation-adjacent datacenter candidate sites in Iowa.
What is a substation-adjacent datacenter site?
Parcels sited next to existing transmission substations. Co-location with a substation is the single strongest speed-to-power signal — interconnection distance is measured in feet, not miles.

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