Blooming Prairie

Brownfield

Steele, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
61.9
Good / 100

Blooming Prairie is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Steele, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 61.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPJaguar Communications
IXP distance17.4 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage86.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance137.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Blooming Prairie
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2005-07-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBLOOMING PRAIRIE PUBLIC UTILITIES
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index88.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJaguar Communications
DC distance17.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.1 mi
Nearest fiber route21.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.07¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$9,183

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%
23
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Blooming Prairie
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129409Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.3
UNKNOWN129603Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN129423Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN129302Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.3
EC Near OwatonnaGreenfield1.4 yrs66.2
EC Near OwatonnaGreenfield1.4 yrs65.1
EC Near OwatonnaGreenfield1.4 yrs65.1
EC Near Blooming PrairieGreenfield1.4 yrs64.7

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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