OZ Black Hawk

Greenfield

Black Hawk County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
64.5
Good / 100

OZ Black Hawk is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Black Hawk County, Iowa, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth21
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IA-Waterloo
IXP distance0.6 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage92.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance58.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerMIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMURPHYS SERVICE
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index88.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IA-Waterloo
DC distance0.6 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.7 mi
Nearest fiber route91.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.20¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$9,980

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $1M+ investments; property tax phase-in for new construction.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
75
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Black Hawk
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HAZLETONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.6
BLACK HAWKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.2
UNKNOWN156749Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.9
TAP163591Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.3
UNKNOWN132086Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.0
UNKNOWN130759Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.8
WASHBURNSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.3
Greenfield (BLACK HAWK - HAZLETON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs70.8

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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