Wayne County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
69.6
Good / 100

Slocum is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, Michigan, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 69.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 14 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity14 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_EAST
Wholesale LMP$29.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRaeden Michigan 1
IXP distance15.7 mi
Fiber providers16
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance149.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity14 MW
Retirement date2023-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCITY OF TRENTON
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index111.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterComcast
DC distance6.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$20,415

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%
52
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
87
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Slocum
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN130399Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.5
UNKNOWN128894Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.4
TAP139995Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN144597Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN128440Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.0
UNKNOWN128437Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.9
TAP139989Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN128433Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.8

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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