Blount Street

Brownfield

Dane County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
70.3
Excellent / 100

Blount Street is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dane County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 70.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 88 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.6 mi
Available capacity88 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$27.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNetwork 222
IXP distance0.7 mi
Fiber providers18
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance121.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity88 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMADISON GAS ELECTRIC CO BLOUNT ST STN
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index105.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNetwork 222
DC distance0.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$9,427

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone tax credits; TIF available for DC construction in eligible areas.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
51
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
96
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Blount Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARDINALSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.8
NORTH MADISON 345/138KVSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
RISER162998Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.8
YAHARA RIVERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.0
AMERICANSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6
RISER163001Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.3
SYCAMORESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.2
FITCHBURGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.2

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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