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Claude Vandyke

Brownfield

Dorr, Allegan, Michigan · Wolverine Power Supply Coop

Legacy capacity
27
MW

Claude Vandyke is a natural gas plant in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, retired 2019-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 27 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 capacity27 MW
Retirement date2019-06-01
EIA plant ID#1880

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address3150 143rd Ave, Dorr, MI, 49323
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 — Allegan 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)35,599
IT / tech employment10
Construction employment2,841
Land value$6,684/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.21¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.12¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply4.0 MGD
Industrial water use3.2 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers18 · 64% 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 Claude Vandyke — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
James De Youngcoal plant6313.8 mi—
Sixth Street Gas Turbineoil plant2413.3 mi—
J H Campbelloil plant1921.5 mi—
Autumn Hills Generating Facilitynatural gas plant34.9 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 Claude Vandyke, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Claude Vandyke
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GAINESSubstation-AdjacentMIKent County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.4
TALLMADGESubstation-AdjacentMIKent County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.7
ARGENTASubstation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.7
ROOSEVELTSubstation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN128758Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN128736Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.0
OZ KentGreenfieldMIKent——2.2 yrs65.7
OZ KentGreenfieldMIKent——2.2 yrs65.6

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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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