Ottawa County, Kansas · SPP

DC Readiness
70.4
Excellent / 100

ELM CREEK is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Ottawa County, Kansas, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 70.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationELM CREEK
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth16
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBeloit-NOC
IXP distance31.6 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage56.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance168.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerWESTAR ENERGY INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)2.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index40.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBeloit-NOC
DC distance31.6 mi
Nearest rail7.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route94.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$2,577

Incentive detail: PEAK program payroll tax incentives; IRB property tax exemptions available.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
62
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ELM CREEK
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (ELM CREEK - SUMMIT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.3
Greenfield (ELM CREEK - SUMMIT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.6
Greenfield (ELM CREEK - SUMMIT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.1
Greenfield (ELM CREEK - SUMMIT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.3
Ottawa County Health CommissionIndustrial44.4

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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