Potter County, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
66.9
Good / 100

WHITLOCK is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Potter County, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 66.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationWHITLOCK
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth17
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs
Recent queue wait0.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPELN02
IXP distance103.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage99.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance347.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerMONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterApplied Digital / Ellendale Data Center
DC distance102.9 mi
Nearest rail4.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.2 mi
Nearest fiber route75.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity11.91¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$2,861

Incentive detail: No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
61
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near WHITLOCK
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs66.2
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs64.9
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs64.8
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs64.2
Greenfield (FORT THOMPSON - LELAND OLDS)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs62.8
Greenfield (GLENHAM - WHITLOCK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs59.6
Greenfield (WHITLOCK - SULLY BUTTES)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs57.7
Greenfield (GLENHAM - WHITLOCK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs57.1

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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