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Battle Creek Mill

Brownfield

Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan · RockTenn-Battle Creek Mill

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Battle Creek Mill is a natural gas plant in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, retired 1995-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 capacity1 MW
Retirement date1995-12-01
EIA plant ID#58052

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address177 Angell St., Battle Creek, MI, 49037
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 — Calhoun 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)43,064
Construction employment1,796
Land value$5,072/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.47¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.18¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply12.5 MGD
Industrial water use5.2 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers12 · 37% 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 Battle Creek Mill — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
B E Morrownatural gas plant3615.0 mi—
Marshall (MI)natural gas plant213.9 mi—
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field Parkformer brownfield site128.0 micleanup_complete

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 Battle Creek Mill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Battle Creek Mill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field ParkBrownfieldMIBranch—1 MW2.8 yrs64.1
OZ KalamazooGreenfieldMIKalamazoo——2.2 yrs62.7
OZ EatonGreenfieldMIEaton——2.2 yrs62.3
BATTLE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentMICalhoun County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.0
EC Near B E MorrowGreenfieldMIKalamazoo——2.2 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN128677Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.5
EC Near Battle Creek MillGreenfieldMICalhoun——2.2 yrs60.0
UNKNOWN128782Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs59.7

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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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