What is the DCPI score for Rural SPP?

Rural SPP has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of BUILD, with an Excess Power score of 71.6/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 22.5/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Rural SPP a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Rural SPP as BUILD for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 71.6/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 22.5/100, in the SPP grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Rural SPP?

Rural SPP is in the SPP ISO/RTO grid region.

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Rural SPP

Name: Rural SPP — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Rural SPP, grid constraint, excess power, SPP, site selection, BUILD

SPP · KS · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: FULL — 3 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Rural SPP data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	BUILD	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	SPP	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	71.6 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	22.5 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	11 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	18 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	FULL	3 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="rural-spp" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

71.6

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

22.5

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

13.0% renewable curtailment — gigawatt-hours wasted, available for behind-the-meter
400 MW stranded interconnection at retiring plants
700 MW behind-the-meter industrial headroom

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

18 mo

Queue Wait

29.0%

Reserve Margin

323 MW

Generation Additions <12mo

13.0%

Renewable Curtailment

400 MW

Stranded Capacity

11 mo

Est. Time to Power

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