Clay Boswell

Brownfield

Cohasset, Itasca, Minnesota · ALLETE, Inc.

Legacy capacity
150
MW

Clay Boswell is a coal plant in Cohasset, Itasca, Minnesota, retired 2018-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 150 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity150 MW
Retirement date2018-12-01
EIA plant ID#1893

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorALLETE, Inc.
Operator address1200 NW 3rd St, Cohasset, MN, 55721
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Clay Boswell, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Clay Boswell
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP167216Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN129692Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.3
UNKNOWN129599Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN134731Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN130689Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.9
TAP135610Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.5
TAP170853Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN129643Substation-AdjacentMNItasca County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.4

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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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