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B E Morrow

Brownfield

Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Legacy capacity
36
MW

B E Morrow is a natural gas plant in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, retired 2014-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 36 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity36 MW
Retirement date2014-03-01
EIA plant ID#1696

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address28th St., Comstock, MI, 49041
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Kalamazoo County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)107,753
IT / tech employment69
Construction employment6,422
Land value$6,660/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.40¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.33¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply24.4 MGD
Industrial water use24.3 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers15 · 54% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near B E Morrow — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Battle Creek Millnatural gas plant115.0 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near B E Morrow, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near B E Morrow
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEEDS LAKESubstation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.4
ARGENTASubstation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.8
OZ KalamazooGreenfieldMIKalamazoo——2.2 yrs62.7
BATTLE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentMICalhoun County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.0
EC Near B E MorrowGreenfieldMIKalamazoo——2.2 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN128711Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.8
EC Near B E MorrowGreenfieldMIKalamazoo——2.2 yrs60.7
TAP141281Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.7

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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