Hancock

Brownfield

Commerce Twp, Oakland, Michigan · DTE Electric Company

Legacy capacity
39
MW

Hancock is a natural gas plant in Commerce Twp, Oakland, Michigan, retired 2019-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 39 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 capacity39 MW
Retirement date2019-12-01
EIA plant ID#1730

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorDTE Electric Company
Operator address1781 Haggerty Rd, Commerce Twp, MI, 48390
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 Hancock, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Hancock
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WIXOMSubstation-AdjacentMIOakland County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.0
UNKNOWN130399Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.5
UNKNOWN128894Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN144597Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.2
TAP139995Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN128440Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs75.0
TAP139989Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN128437Substation-AdjacentMIWayne County230 kV300 MW2.2 yrs74.9

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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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