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Cadillac Renewable Energy

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Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan · Cadillac Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
44
MW

Cadillac Renewable Energy is a former biomass site in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, retired 2020-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 44 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 useformer biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity44 MW
Retirement date2020-02-01
EIA plant ID#54415

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address1525 Miltner St., Cadillac, MI, 49601
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass site 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 — Wexford 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)11,427
Construction employment293
Land value$3,918/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.18¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.16¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers5 · 35% 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 Cadillac Renewable Energy — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Mitchell-Bentleyformer manufacturing site11.6 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 Cadillac Renewable Energy, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Cadillac Renewable Energy
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Wexford CountyGreenfieldMIWexford County——2.2 yrs57.7
Mitchell-BentleyBrownfieldMIWexford—1 MW2.8 yrs56.5
EC Near George JohnsonGreenfieldMIOsceola——2.2 yrs56.5
EC FFE Missaukee CountyGreenfieldMIMissaukee County——2.2 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN145744Substation-AdjacentMIWexford County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs55.6
EC Near George JohnsonGreenfieldMIOsceola——2.2 yrs55.2
EC FFE Lake CountyGreenfieldMILake County——2.2 yrs54.9
CHASESubstation-AdjacentMILake County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.7

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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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