Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON)

Greenfield

Ransom County, North Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
70.8
Excellent / 100

Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Ransom County, North Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 70.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCOAL CREEK
Substation voltage400 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth9
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPELN02
IXP distance44.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage99.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance361.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSlaubaugh, Ronald W. & Dorothy A.
Parcel APN10347000
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score80/100
Construction cost index77.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApplied Digital / Ellendale Data Center
DC distance44.4 mi
Nearest rail6.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline16.7 mi
Nearest fiber route223.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (20)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.71¢/kWh
Cooling degree days500
Heating degree days8,600
Land price / acre$2,811

Incentive detail: Property tax exemption for new DC construction for up to 5 years.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
64
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
80
Natural hazard8%
80
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
46
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN135018Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.5
Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON)Greenfield400 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.5
TAP160781Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN135019Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.5
Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON)Greenfield400 kV600 MW1.4 yrs70.4
UNKNOWN135014Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.5
Greenfield (COAL CREEK - DICKINSON)Greenfield400 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN135000Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.2

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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