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 substation1.6 mi
OperatorRockTenn-Battle Creek Mill
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Battle Creek Mill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Battle Creek Mill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129935Substation-AdjacentMIBarry County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.6
TAP145702Substation-AdjacentMISt. Joseph County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.3
TAP141282Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.2
TAP145692Substation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs70.9
WAYNESubstation-AdjacentMICalhoun County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN129936Substation-AdjacentMICalhoun County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN157319Substation-AdjacentMICalhoun County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.5
BATTLE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentMICalhoun County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.2

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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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