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J H Campbell

Brownfield

West Olive, Ottawa, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Legacy capacity
19
MW

J H Campbell is a oil plant in West Olive, Ottawa, Michigan, retired 2018-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 19 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity19 MW
Retirement date2018-11-01
EIA plant ID#1710

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address17000 Croswell St., West Olive, MI, 49460
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Ottawa 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)117,765
IT / tech employment25
Construction employment6,716
Land value$8,743/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.26¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.25¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply88.2 MGD
Industrial water use1.2 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp45°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers16 · 42% 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near J H Campbell — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
B C Cobbcoal plant52024.2 mi—
James De Youngcoal plant639.1 mi—
Claude Vandykenatural gas plant2721.5 mi—
Sixth Street Gas Turbineoil plant249.5 mi—
Autumn Hills Generating Facilitynatural gas plant316.6 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near J H Campbell, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near J H Campbell
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TALLMADGESubstation-AdjacentMIKent County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.8
ROOSEVELTSubstation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN128736Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN128758Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.4
KENOWASubstation-AdjacentMIKent County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.7
EC Near Autumn Hills Generating FacilityGreenfieldMIOttawa——2.2 yrs62.3
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfieldMIAllegan——2.2 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN128729Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.3

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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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