Straits

Brownfield

Mackinaw City, Emmet, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Legacy capacity
20
MW

Straits is a natural gas plant in Mackinaw City, Emmet, Michigan, retired 2018-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 20 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 capacity20 MW
Retirement date2018-11-01
EIA plant ID#1718

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.4 mi
OperatorConsumers Energy Co - (MI)
Operator address7782 Trails End, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701
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 Straits, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Straits
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MACKINACSubstation-AdjacentMIEmmet County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN143797Substation-AdjacentMIEmmet County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs67.4
TAP143810Substation-AdjacentMICheboygan County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs66.5
MCGULPINSubstation-AdjacentMIEmmet County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs65.4
RIGGSVILLESubstation-AdjacentMICheboygan County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs63.8
TAP138458Substation-AdjacentMIMackinac County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs60.8
TAP140127Substation-AdjacentMIEmmet County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs60.7
Greenfield (RIGGSVILLE - PORT CALCITE)GreenfieldMICheboygan County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs60.7

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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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