Houston County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
63.3
Good / 100

Genoa is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Houston County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 63.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 346 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity346 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth41
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN MN-Rochester
IXP distance69.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage64.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance149.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDairyland Power Coop
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity346 MW
Retirement date2021-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDAIRYLAND POWER COOP GENOA STATION
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index83.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNP Rochester
DC distance69.2 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.5 mi
Nearest fiber route98.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.38¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$5,209

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%
48
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
71
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
66
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Genoa
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LANSINGSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN129291Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.4
GENOASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.6
Greenfield (COULEE AVE - GENOA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129291 - LANSING)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.2
EC Coal Houston CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs61.8
EC Coal Houston CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs61.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129291 - GENOA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 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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