Blooming Prairie
BrownfieldBlooming Prairie, Steele, Minnesota · City of Blooming Prairie - (MN)
Blooming Prairie is a oil plant in Blooming Prairie, Steele, Minnesota, retired 2005-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Blooming Prairie, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRON | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Dodge County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 79.7 |
| UNKNOWN131061 | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Freeborn County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.6 |
| PIONEER PRAIRIE PHASE I | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Mower County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.6 |
| PLEASANT VALLEY (MN) | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Mower County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.2 |
| UNKNOWN133291 | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Freeborn County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.1 |
| UNKNOWN162881 | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Freeborn County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 72.9 |
| UNKNOWN130515 | Substation-Adjacent | IA | Mitchell County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 72.4 |
| Greenfield (PLEASANT VALLEY (MN) - BYRON) | Greenfield | MN | Dodge County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 72.2 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- SFN MN-Albert LeaAlbert Lea, MN · 7 networks
- NP RochesterRochester, MN · 5 networks
- SFN MN-RochesterRochester, MN · 1 networks
- Jaguar CommunicationsOwatonna, MN · 0 networks
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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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This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Blooming Prairie, Blooming Prairie, Steele, Minnesota. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.