Alliant SBD 8501 Aegon LI

Brownfield

Linn County, Iowa · MISO

DC Readiness
64.0
Good / 100

Alliant SBD 8501 Aegon LI is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Linn County, Iowa, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.5 mi
Available capacity3 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$27.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth21

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEnseva Cedar Rapids
IXP distance2.5 mi
Fiber providers22
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance103.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2021-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAEGON USA
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index94.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEnseva Cedar Rapids
DC distance2.5 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days6,500
Land price / acre$10,758

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%
48
Speed to power15%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
51
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Alliant SBD 8501 Aegon LI
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARNOLDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN132111Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6
UNKNOWN132106Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.4
MARIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.2
UNKNOWN137979Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.8
Alliant SBD 9302 Aegon NPBrownfield1 MW70.6
UNKNOWN137965Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.6
COFFEYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.5

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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