Dan E Karn
BrownfieldEssexville, Bay, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Bay 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Dan E Karn — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C Weadock | coal plant | 331 | 0.4 mi | — |
| Pine Street | natural gas plant | 7 | 20.6 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 Dan E Karn, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARN | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Bay County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.0 |
| BAUER | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Tuscola County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 62.2 |
| TAP144602 | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Tuscola County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN144603 | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Tuscola County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.2 |
| UNKNOWN128855 | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Midland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.6 |
| TITTABAWASSEE | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Midland County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.6 |
| UNKNOWN128625 | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Saginaw County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.3 |
| TAP138694 | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Saginaw County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.3 |
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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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