Atlantic

Brownfield

Cass County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

Atlantic is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Cass County, Iowa, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXP1623 Farmam
IXP distance49.8 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage47.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance45.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerAtlantic Municipal Utilities
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2016-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAUTO REFINISH SOLUTIONS FORMER SITE OF
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index85.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance44.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route8.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$8,221

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%
23
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Atlantic
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ATLANTICSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN131000Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN137755 - GRIMES)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN131508Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131416 - ROLLING HILLS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN137755 - GRIMES)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN131416 - ROLLING HILLS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.3
EC Near AtlanticGreenfield1.4 yrs61.2

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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