Dan E Karn

Brownfield

Essexville, Bay, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Legacy capacity
544
MW

Dan E Karn is a coal plant in Essexville, Bay, Michigan, retired 2023-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 544 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity544 MW
Retirement date2023-05-01
EIA plant ID#1702

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
OperatorConsumers Energy Co - (MI)
Operator address2742 N. Weadock Hwy., Essexville, MI, 48732
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Dan E Karn, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Dan E Karn
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KARNSubstation-AdjacentMIBay County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.7
TITTABAWASSEESubstation-AdjacentMIMidland County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.6
BAUERSubstation-AdjacentMITuscola County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.1
UNKNOWN144603Substation-AdjacentMITuscola County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.3
TAP144602Substation-AdjacentMITuscola County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN128499Substation-AdjacentMISaginaw County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.3
HAMPTONSubstation-AdjacentMIBay County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.3
Greenfield (BAUER - HAMPTON)GreenfieldMISaginaw County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs67.8

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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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