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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
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.

Site conditions & market — Huron 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

Total employment (laborshed)9,568
Construction employment517
Land value$7,652/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.81¢/kWh
Industrial power rate4.74¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 49% served

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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Harbor Beach, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Harbor Beach
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Harbor BeachBrownfieldMIHuron120 kV125 MW2.8 yrs63.0
RAPSONSubstation-AdjacentMIHuron County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs60.1
OZ SanilacGreenfieldMISanilac——2.2 yrs58.2
EC Coal Huron CountyGreenfieldMIHuron County——2.2 yrs56.7
EC Near Harbor BeachGreenfieldMIHuron——2.2 yrs55.7
EC Coal Sanilac CountyGreenfieldMISanilac County——2.2 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN159072Substation-AdjacentMISanilac County120 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.9
TAP145626Substation-AdjacentMIHuron County120 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.5

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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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