OZ Alcona

Greenfield

Alcona County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
59.6
Good / 100

OZ Alcona is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Alcona County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.6/100 DC Readiness and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLiquid Web DC3
IXP distance145.4 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage9.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance282.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCONSUMERS ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index56.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 755540694
DC distance115.6 mi
Nearest rail8.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route56.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,069

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
48
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Alcona
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP144567Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs63.8
VIKING ENERGY OF LINCOLNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN128888Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs60.7
TAP144566Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.2
EC FFE Alcona CountyGreenfield2.2 yrs48.9
HURON-MANISTEE NF'SFederal Excess42.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine37.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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