Portage

Brownfield

Houghton County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
61.9
Good / 100

Portage is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Houghton County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 61.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 23 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity23 MW
LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/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 IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance5.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage19.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance362.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerUpper Peninsula Power Company
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity23 MW
Retirement date2021-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANY
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index75.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance5.2 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.8 mi
Nearest fiber route97.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.54¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,467

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%
25
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
74
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Portage
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINONASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.8
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs63.4
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs63.4
Greenfield (ATLANTIC - M-38)Greenfield138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.0
OZ HoughtonGreenfield2.2 yrs62.6
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs62.2
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs61.6
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs61.2

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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