Harbor Beach

Brownfield

Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan · DTE Electric Company

Legacy capacity
125
MW

Harbor Beach is a coal plant in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, retired 2013-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 125 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 capacity125 MW
Retirement date2013-11-01
EIA plant ID#1731

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorDTE Electric Company
Operator address755 Huron Ave, Harbor Beach, MI, 48441
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 Harbor Beach, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Harbor Beach
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAPSONSubstation-AdjacentMIHuron County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.5
Harbor BeachBrownfieldMIHuron125 MW66.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN145627 - RAPSON)GreenfieldMIHuron County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs65.8
MICHIGAN WIND 2Substation-AdjacentMIHuron County120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs65.7
Greenfield (RAPSON - BANNER)GreenfieldMISanilac County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs65.1
Greenfield (RAPSON - BANNER)GreenfieldMISanilac County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs65.0
TAP145626Substation-AdjacentMIHuron County120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN128840Substation-AdjacentMIHuron County120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.7

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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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