Harbor Beach

Brownfield

Huron, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
66.6
Good / 100

Harbor Beach is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Huron, Michigan, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 66.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 125 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity125 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16

Connectivity

Nearest IXPManagedWay TYM2
IXP distance93.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance269.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity125 MW
Retirement date2013-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index72.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 755540694
DC distance83.5 mi
Nearest rail10.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline54.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$7,652

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%
66
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Harbor Beach
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAPSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN145627Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs66.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN133854 - RAPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs66.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN145627 - RAPSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs65.8
MICHIGAN WIND 2Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN144569Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.9
TAP145626Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN128840Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.7

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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