East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant

Brownfield

Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan · East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant

Legacy capacity
4
MW

East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant is a natural gas plant in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, retired 2016-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 capacity4 MW
Retirement date2016-04-01
EIA plant ID#59452

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.3 mi
OperatorEast. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
Operator address712 Oakwood, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
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 East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP137284Substation-AdjacentMIMonroe County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.4
WIXOMSubstation-AdjacentMIOakland County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.0
UNKNOWN128894Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN128433Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.8
TAP137301Substation-AdjacentMIMonroe County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.5
BROWNSTOWNSubstation-AdjacentMIWayne County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.4
UNKNOWN113613Substation-AdjacentMIMonroe County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.0
COVENTRYSubstation-AdjacentMIWashtenaw County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.0

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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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