Sturgis City Diesel Plant

Brownfield

Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan · City of Sturgis - (MI)

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Sturgis City Diesel Plant is a oil plant in Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan, retired 2008-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 capacity4 MW
Retirement date2008-03-01
EIA plant ID#1855

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation13.3 mi
OperatorCity of Sturgis - (MI)
Operator address505 W. Chicago Road, Sturgis, MI, 49091
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Sturgis City Diesel Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sturgis City Diesel Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HIPLESubstation-AdjacentINElkhart County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.1
TAP138973Substation-AdjacentMICass County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.6
FLOWERFIELDSubstation-AdjacentMISt. Joseph County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.8
Greenfield (TAP138973 - ARGENTA)GreenfieldMICass County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.8
TAP145702Substation-AdjacentMISt. Joseph County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.3
UNKNOWN128773Substation-AdjacentMISt. Joseph County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.2
Greenfield (TAP138974 - WEEDS LAKE)GreenfieldMICass County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.1
WAYNESubstation-AdjacentMICalhoun County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.7

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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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