OZ Pennington

Greenfield

Pennington County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

OZ Pennington is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pennington County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXP232 20th St NW, East Grand Forks
IXP distance41.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage97.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance457.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerOTTER TAIL POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index75.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter232 20th St NW, East Grand Forks
DC distance41.4 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route84.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.31¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.40¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$3,241

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%
48
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Pennington
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN130322Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN130153Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN130322Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs64.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130135 - UNKNOWN130153)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130153 - TAP133993)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130322 - TAP133980)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN130153 - TAP133993)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs56.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine43.5

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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