Thetford

Brownfield

Mount Morris, Genesee, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Legacy capacity
222
MW

Thetford is a natural gas plant in Mount Morris, Genesee, Michigan, retired 2018-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 222 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 capacity222 MW
Retirement date2018-11-01
EIA plant ID#1719

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorConsumers Energy Co - (MI)
Operator address10500 N. Genesee Rd., Mount Morris, MI, 48458
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 Thetford, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Thetford
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN128533Substation-AdjacentMIGenesee County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN128381Substation-AdjacentMIOakland County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.7
GOSSSubstation-AdjacentMIGenesee County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.3
BAUERSubstation-AdjacentMITuscola County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.1
UNKNOWN128507Substation-AdjacentMIOakland County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.6
THETFORDSubstation-AdjacentMIGenesee County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.3
UNKNOWN128636Substation-AdjacentMIGenesee County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN128499Substation-AdjacentMISaginaw County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs69.3

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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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