Eckert Station

Brownfield

Lansing, Ingham, Michigan · Lansing Board of Water and Light

Legacy capacity
375
MW

Eckert Station is a coal plant in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, retired 2021-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 375 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 capacity375 MW
Retirement date2021-05-01
EIA plant ID#1831

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorLansing Board of Water and Light
Operator address601 Island Ave, Lansing, MI, 48910
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 Eckert Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Eckert Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Eckert StationBrownfieldMIIngham—375 MW—80.1
LANSING BWL REO TOWN PLANTSubstation-AdjacentMIIngham County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN156787Substation-AdjacentMIEaton County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN128596Substation-AdjacentMIEaton County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN159080Substation-AdjacentMIIngham County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN159082Substation-AdjacentMIIngham County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs73.0
TAP139919Substation-AdjacentMIIngham County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs72.5
DELHISubstation-AdjacentMIIngham County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs72.2

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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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