Pleasant Prairie

Brownfield

Kenosha County, Wisconsin · MISO

DC Readiness
68.3
Good / 100

Pleasant Prairie is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 68.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,235 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1,235 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyberLynk MKE1
IXP distance22.7 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage47.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance47.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerNot Available
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,235 MW
Retirement date2018-04-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWE ENERGIES PLEASANT PRAIRIE POWER PLANT
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index87.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00919948160
DC distance9.5 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.9 mi
Nearest fiber route23.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,200
Land price / acre$8,832

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%
48
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Pleasant Prairie
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121936Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs79.1
PLEASANT PRAIRIESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.9
BAINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.8
UNKNOWN124709Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs72.2
TAP136948Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.6
RISER167144Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN121940Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.9
SOMERSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.6

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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