James De Young

Brownfield

Ottawa County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
64.9
Good / 100

James De Young is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Ottawa County, Michigan, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 63 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.6 mi
Available capacity63 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_EAST
Wholesale LMP$29.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16

Connectivity

Nearest IXPManagedWay BYK1
IXP distance22.4 mi
Fiber providers16
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance100.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity63 MW
Retirement date2017-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCITY OF HOLLAND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index88.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterManagedWay BYK1
DC distance22.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.26¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.25¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$8,743

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%
55
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
37
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near James De Young
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
J H CAMPBELLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.3
ZEELAND GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.8
UNKNOWN128738Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.9
SOUTH HOLLANDSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs70.6
Greenfield (TALLMADGE - ROOSEVELT)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN132534Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs70.3
TAP145859Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs70.2
JAMES DE YOUNGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.8

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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