EC Near Grand Marais

Greenfield

Cook County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
48.7
Fair / 100

EC Near Grand Marais is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cook County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 48.7/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance97.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage60.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance433.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALLETE, INC.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance97.9 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline40.1 mi
Nearest fiber route66.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,495

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
77
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Grand Marais
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.6
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.5
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs54.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs53.2
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs52.8
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs52.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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